SAFED MUSLI (CHLOROPHYTUMBORIVILIANUM) A UNIQUE GIFT OF AYURVEDA AS DIVYA AUSHADHI

Authors

  • Singh Roshan Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kota College of Pharmacy, Kota, Rajasthan, India
  • Singh Soni Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kota College of Pharmacy, Kota, Rajasthan, India
  • Dosi Sourabh Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kota College of Pharmacy, Kota, Rajasthan, India
  • Kabra Mahaveer Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kota College of Pharmacy, Kota, Rajasthan, India
  • Gupta Raman Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kota College of Pharmacy, Kota, Rajasthan, India

Keywords:

Chlorophytumborivilianum, Safedmusli, Ayurvedic Medicine

Abstract

Chlorophytumborivilianum family Liliaceae is a traditional rare Indian medicinal herb widely used in the treatment of many clinical conditions in India. It is an important drug commonly known as 'SafedMusli'. It has many therapeutic applications in Ayurvedic, Unani, Homeopathic and Allopathic system of medicine. Though it is widely used as an aphrodisiac, but it can be used in many others. In the Ayurvedic literature, SafedMusli is celebrated as a Divya Aushadi with unparalleled medicinal properties. It is a chief ingredient in the preparation of over a hundred Ayurvedic formulations. Chlorophytumborivilianumis widely cultivated throughout India. Major phytochemical components reported from the roots of C. Borivilianum include mainly steroidal saponins, fructans and fructoligosaccharides (FOS), acetylated mannans, phenolic compounds and proteins.

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Published

2013-01-01

How to Cite

Roshan, S., Soni, S., Sourabh, D., Mahaveer, K., & Raman, G. (2013). SAFED MUSLI (CHLOROPHYTUMBORIVILIANUM) A UNIQUE GIFT OF AYURVEDA AS DIVYA AUSHADHI. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 1(1), 117–124. Retrieved from https://ajprd.com/index.php/journal/article/view/7

Issue

Volume 1st Issue 1st Jan-Feb 2013

Section

Review Articles

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