Aneilema scapiflorum Wight
Primary Characteristics
Primary Characteristics
Aneilema scapiflorum Wightbelongs to Commelinaceae, family.
The English Name for this herb is Curciligo {Black}.
The Urdu Name for this herb is Musli Siyah.
Pharmacological Actions
The pharmacological Actions of Aneilema scapiflorum Wight are Anti-asthmatic, Anti-rheumatic, Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Astringent, Hepatoprotective, Tonic.
Indications
The Indications of Aneilema scapiflorum Wight are Fever, Colic, Jaundice, Giddiness, Piles, Headache, Infantile Convulsions, Deafness.
The Indications of Root of Aneilema scapiflorum Wight are Hydrophobia, Dog Bite, Snake Bite.
The Indication of Root Bark(dried) of Aneilema scapiflorum Wight is Asthma.
The Indications of Herb (Powder) of Aneilema scapiflorum Wight are Impotency, Pre-Mature Ejaculation, Spermatorrhoea, Kidney Pain.
No Contra Indication information is available for Aneilema scapiflorum Wight.
Temperaments
The Temperaments of Aneilema scapiflorum Wight are 2nd order, warm and dry, 1st order warm,second order dry.
Available Brands
| Brand | Manufacturer/Mnf. Representative |
| Demagh Afrooz | Ashraf laboratories (Pvt) Ltd. |
Compound Preparations
No Compound Preparation information is available for Aneilema scapiflorum Wight.
Dosage
| Part | Dose | Instruction |
| Whole Herb | 5.000g - 7.000g | |
Herb's Description
Aneilema scapiflorum Wight is a herb
Aneilema scapiflorum Wight's Root. Tufted herb.
Aneilema scapiflorum Wight's Leaves: glabrous in texture, finely acuminate in shape, size is usually 10-20 by 1-1.6 cm, and errect. Narrowly densiform, slightly narrow at the base.
Aneilema scapiflorum Wight's Flowers. Flowers in erect elongate panicles on terminal leafless scapes; scape together with the panicle 20-45 cm long. Sepals 6 mm long, elliptic-oblong, subacute, 3-5 nerved, purple green. Petals blue, 1 cm long, obovate, reticulately veined. Stamens 3 perfect and 3 staminodes. Filaments all bearded with blue hairs; anthers of fertile stamens blue, those of the staminodes yellow.
Aneilema scapiflorum Wight's Seeds, 3-gonous in shape, size is usually 1.6 mm. 5 or 6 in a cell, superposed.
Taste Odor & Occurrence
Occurence: It occurs in Bhutan, Gangetic Plains, Sri Lanka, Temperate Himalayas, Tropical Himalayas, Western Peninsula.
Taste:
Root Bark: Tasteless
Substitutes
No information regarding Aneilema scapiflorum Wight's substitute is currently available.
Active Constituents
Aneilema scapiflorum Wight's Active constituents:
Antidotes
No information regarding Aneilema scapiflorum Wight's antidot is currently available.
Warning & Precautions
It is regarded as non toxic.
Toxicity
Currently no Toxicity information is available for Aneilema scapiflorum Wight. (work in progress)