Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Agave americana
Scientific Name and Description
Agave cantala ROXB.
Agave americana L.
Agave americana L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Agave altissima Zumagl.
Agave americana var. marginata Trel.
Agave americana var. mediopicta Trel.
Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A.Terracc.
Agave americana f. picta (Salm-Dyck) Voss
Agave americana var. striata Trel.
Agave americana var. subtilis (Trel.) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan
Agave americana var. theometel (Zuccagni) A.Terracc.
Agave americana var. variegata Hook.
Agave americana f. virginica Voss
Agave communis Gaterau
Agave complicata Trel. ex Ochot.
Agave cordillerensis Lodé & Pino
Agave felina Trel.
Agave fuerstenbergii Jacobi
Agave gracilispina (Rol.-Goss.) Engelm. ex Trel.
Agave ingens A.Berger
Agave melliflua Trel.
Agave milleri Haw.
Agave ornata Jacobi
Agave picta Salm-Dyck
Agave ramosa Moench
Agave salmiana var. gracilispina Rol.-Goss
Agave subtilis Trel.
Agave subzonata Trel.
Agave theometel Zuccagni
Agave variegata Steud.
Agave virginica Mill. , non L.
Agave zonata Trel.
Agave americana var. marginata Trel.
Agave americana var. mediopicta Trel.
Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A.Terracc.
Agave americana f. picta (Salm-Dyck) Voss
Agave americana var. striata Trel.
Agave americana var. subtilis (Trel.) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan
Agave americana var. theometel (Zuccagni) A.Terracc.
Agave americana var. variegata Hook.
Agave americana f. virginica Voss
Agave communis Gaterau
Agave complicata Trel. ex Ochot.
Agave cordillerensis Lodé & Pino
Agave felina Trel.
Agave fuerstenbergii Jacobi
Agave gracilispina (Rol.-Goss.) Engelm. ex Trel.
Agave ingens A.Berger
Agave melliflua Trel.
Agave milleri Haw.
Agave ornata Jacobi
Agave picta Salm-Dyck
Agave ramosa Moench
Agave salmiana var. gracilispina Rol.-Goss
Agave subtilis Trel.
Agave subzonata Trel.
Agave theometel Zuccagni
Agave variegata Steud.
Agave virginica Mill. , non L.
Agave zonata Trel.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | american aloe, bombay aloe, cantala, cantala fibre, century plant, maguey, manila maguey |
| Hindi | bans-keora, banskeora, bara-kanvar, barakanwar, barakhawar, bilatipat, gawar-patha, hathi-sengar, hathisengar, jangli-gawar-patha, jangli-kanvar, kantala, rakas-pattah, rakaspattah, ram ban, ram bans, ramban, ramkanta, Kantala कंतला |
| Kannada | aane kathhaale, aane katthaale, aane mundi, anekatali, anekatalle, anekattale, anekattali, anemundai, bhoothaale, bhutale, bhuttala, bhuttale, daddoli, devva baale, devvabale, kalnaaru, kalnaru, kaluaru, kathhaale, kaththale, katthaale naaru, rakshasa baale, rakshasabale,Kaankaithalai காந்தாಳை |
| Malayalam | airoppakkaita, anakyitha, eroppakaita, natkaida, nattukaita, panam-katrazha, panamkatrazha, panankarrala, panankattaa, panankattazha, seemakaitha,Kayal കായൽ |
| Marathi | ghaayapaatha, ghayal, ilaitikedara, janglianarash, rakaspatta, redi-ananas, vilaaythikorkand, vilayatikorkand |
| Sanskrit | kalakantala, kantala |
| Tamil | aanai katralai, alagai, alakai, allikkoni, anai-k-karralai, anai-kattaleyi, anaik-kartazhai, anaik-katrazhai, anaikkaralai, anaikkarralai, anaikkattalai, anekatali, irakacimatal, irakacimattai, irakkacimattai, karunkali, karunkalikarralai, karunkarralai, kathalai, kattukkarralai, kattukkatalai, marakkarralai, miruttari, miruttarikkarralai, naykkarralai, panankarralai, perunkarralai, peruntalai, peyccetikam, peykkarralai, peyuvitakkarralai, peyuvitam, Karక్కா கார்க்கா |
| Telugu | banda-kattala, chager-matta, changanara, kalabanda, kalambanda, kittanara, kitthanaara, piyyatikalabanda, raakshasikalanbanda, raakshasimadalu, raakshasimatta, rakashi-mattalu, rakashimatalu, rakshasimatta, saga-nara, sanga, Kantala chettu కంటాλα చెట్టు |
| Common names | Century plant, Maguey, American aloe |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Agave americana L
Habit-Shrub
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Tuberculosis; fever; tooth ache; venereal sores and dysentery; bone dislocation pain
Treatment -General
References -Dhanabal et al. 2015, Prashanth Kumar and Shiddamallayya 2015
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dhanabal et al. 2015
Prashanth Kumar and Shiddamallayya 2015
A DICTIONARY OF THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF INDIA VOL.I - 4 Author - GEORGE WATT
INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954 Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Agave americana. (2024, May 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_americana