Polygonatum verticillatum Meda m-meda

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Polygonatum verticillatum

Scientific Name and Description

Polygonatum verticillatum (Linn.) Allioni

Herb Family

Liliaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Convallaria verticillata Linn.
Campydorum verticillatum (L.) Salisb. nom. inval.
Convallaria leptophylla D.Don
Convallaria stellifolia Peterm.
Convallaria verticillata L.
Evallaria verticillata (L.) Neck. nom. inval.
Polygonatum angustifolium Bubani nom. illeg.
Polygonatum erythrocarpum Hua
Polygonatum jacquemontianum Kunth
Polygonatum kansuense Maxim. ex Batalin
Polygonatum leptophyllum (D.Don) Royle
Polygonatum macrophyllum Sweet
Polygonatum minutiflorum H.Lèv.
Polygonatum roseum Hook. nom. illeg.
Sigillum verticillatum (L.) Montandon
Troxilanthes angustifolia Raf.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	Whorled Solomon’s Seal, Whorled leaf Solomon Seal
Hindi	Meda
Common Names	whorled Solomon's-seal

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Tibetan

Pharmacological profile

Phytoconstituents

Rhizome contains lysine, serine, aspartic acid, threonine, diosgenin, β-sitosterol, sucrose and glucose.
Leaves contains glucomanone, glucofractone and hemicellulose.

Source: Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants, ISSN 2249 – 4340 Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 661-676, December 2012

Herb usable parts

Roots

Rhizome

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

The aerial parts extract showed leishmanicidal activity against Leishmania major which causes Kala azar (Khan et al., 2010).

Source: Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants, ISSN 2249 – 4340 Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 661-676, December 2012

Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medical Indications

References

Citations

Polygonatum verticillatum. (2021, April 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonatum_verticillatum