LANGALI

1. Botanical name :Gloriosa superba
2. Family :Liliaceace
3. Tamil : Senganthal
4. Hindi : Karihari
5. Malayalam : Mentonni, Kithonni
6. English : Flame Lily
7. Habit : A scandent, climber using modified leaf-tip tendrils, The leaves are mainly alternately arranged, but they may be opposite, as well. They are somewhat lance-shaped and tipped with tendrils, The showy flower has six tepals
8. Distribution : Native to much of tropical Asia including the Indian subcontinent
9. Useful part : Tuber (Upavisha)
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Katu, Tikta
    • Guna : Laghu, Tikshna
    • Veerya :Ushna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Kaphavata shamaka, Garbha pataka.
11. Indications : Vasti shoola, Kapha roga, Kustha, Shopa, Vrana, Krimi roga.
12. Dose : Churna 250 to 500 mg

Formulations : Kalakuta Rasa, Brihat marichadi taila, Chitrakadi taila.