Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cymbidium aloifolium
Scientific Name and Description
Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.
Herb Family
Plant type
Orchid
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) SW.
Cymbidium pendulum (ROXB.) SW.
Epidendrum aloifolium L. (1753) (Basionym)
Epidendrum pendulum Roxb. (1795)
Epidendrum aloides Curtis (1797)
Cymbidium pendulum (Roxb.) Sw. (1799)
Aerides borassii Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. (1818)
Cymbidium erectum Wight (1851)
Cymbidium simulans Rolfe (1917)
Cymbidium intermedium H.G. Jones (1974)
Cymbidium pendulum (ROXB.) SW.
Epidendrum aloifolium L. (1753) (Basionym)
Epidendrum pendulum Roxb. (1795)
Epidendrum aloides Curtis (1797)
Cymbidium pendulum (Roxb.) Sw. (1799)
Aerides borassii Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. (1818)
Cymbidium erectum Wight (1851)
Cymbidium simulans Rolfe (1917)
Cymbidium intermedium H.G. Jones (1974)
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Malayalam | kansjiram-maravara |
| Marathi | sonu |
| Common Name | aloe-leafed cymbidium |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. Orchid Root, leaves Ear drops to relief pain; bone fracture; foot cracks General Rajendran et al. 1997, Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009
Rajendran et al. 1997
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Cymbidium aloifolium. (2022, March 30). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbidium_aloifolium