Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Lilium polyphyllum
Scientific Name and Description
Lilium polyphyllum D. Don
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Lilium punctatum Jacquem. ex Duch.
Lilium punctatum Jacquem
Lilium polyphyllum var. uniflorum Boiss
Lilium punctatum Jacquem
Lilium polyphyllum var. uniflorum Boiss
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | White Himalayan lily |
| Hindi | Kshirakakoli, kalihari |
| Kannada | ksirakakoli |
| Malayalam | ksirakakoli |
| Sanskrit | kakoli, ksirakakoli |
| Tamil | ksirakakoli |
| Telugu | ksirakakoli |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Phytoconstituents
Its bulb contains linalool and α-terpineol.The methanolic extract of bulb of Lilium polyphyllum yielded three steroidal glyceride β-sistosterol-3-glyceryl-2'-linoleiyl-3'-linoleiate, Glyceryl-1-n-octadec-9-enoyl-2-n-decanoyl-3-n-decanoate and Glyceryl-1-octadec-9'-enoyl-2-octadec-9", 12"-dienoyl-3-tetracosanote (Javed et al., 2012).
Source: Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants, ISSN 2249 – 4340 Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 661-676, December 2012
Herb usable parts
Roots
Bulb
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Javed et al., 2012
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5 Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.
THE AYURVEDIC FORMULARY OF INDIA PART 1. FIRST EDITION Author - Ministry of Health & family Welfare BIBLIO (
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Lilium polyphyllum. (2023, September 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_polyphyllum