Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Sansevieria roxburghiana
Scientific Name and Description
Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. and
Schult. f
Schult. f
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Hemp, Murva |
| Hindi | Murva, marul, murahri |
| Sanskrit | Murva |
| Tamil | Marul,canappukkuncam, cirurrapani, jankuppattai, kokarunai, kokaruni, kurumpai, malaikkuncaram, malaimanci, manci,marul, marul-k-kilanku, marul-kalang, marutkarralai, marutkizhangu, matucava, matuccava, matucironi, maturaca, maturacai, maturacakkurumpai, maturacappilu, maturacatevi, mirutupukakkurumpai, mirutupukam, morantam, mottamanji, mottamanjii, murunkicam, muruva, muruvakkurumpai, murvam, mutulapikam, palacironi, perunkurumpai,pettal, pettalam, pettam, pettamuruvam, pettarkurumpai, piluni, piluparni, pitikam, pitira, pitirakkurumpai, sanal, tecani,teni2, teva, tirucironi, tittavalli, vekuparani, vilupanni, vilupannivilu |
| Marathi | Murudsheng, ghanasaaphan, ghannasaphan, nagphan |
| Kannada | goddu manji, goddu mumbe, heggurantige, heggurantike, heggurutike, madhurase, manjina naaru, manjinanaru, manjinnaaru, maruga, nanjina naaru |
| Malayalam | katukapel, sanam |
| Sanskrit | darvikari, marura, muruva, murva, nagadamana, nagini, sarpi, taksaki |
| Telugu | chaga, chama kada nara, chamacada, ishaura-koda-udr, junappu, saga, saganara, saggai |
| Tibetan | mu rab |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. and Schult. f.
Habit-Stemless fleshy herb
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Snake bite; cardiotonic; expectorant; febrifuge; purgative; tonic in glandular enlargement; rheumatism; antitumor; antidiabetic; antibacterial; analgesic; cytotoxic; antioxidant; ear pain; boils; blisters; jaundice; waist pain; cough
Treatment -General
References -Dey and De 2012, Rao et al. 2006, Seraj et al. 2013, Srithi et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
BOGAR VAIDYUM - 700 Author - DR. S. PREMA, P.V. NAGARASAN
DANVANTIRI KULANTHAIVAKADAM Author - K. LALITHAMBIKA
DICTIONARY OF TREES AND PLANTS VOL-1 Author - MUNIVER P. MADHAVAN AND MUNIVER H.CHITHIRAPUTHIRAN
FORMULARY OF SIDDHA MEDICINES Author - IMPCOPS
HERITAGE OF THE TAMILS -SIDDHA MEDICINE Author - S,V, SUBRAMANIAN & V.R. MADHAVAN
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.
MATERIA MEDICA SIDHA Author - VAIDYA RATHINAM K.S., MURUGESH MUDHALIAR
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF INDIA ( VOL 1- KARNATAKA) Author - YOGANARASIMHAN
MULIGHAI KALANGIYUM Author - DR. N.K. SHANMUGAM
MULIGHAI KALANGIYUM Author - THIRUMALAI NATARASAN
HE SIDDHA FORMULARY OF INDIA Author - Govt. of India
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Dey and De 2012
Rao et al. 2006
, Seraj et al. 2013
Srithi et al. 2013
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Snake bite; cardiotonic; expectorant; febrifuge; purgative; tonic in glandular enlargement; rheumatism; antitumor; antidiabetic; antibacterial; analgesic; cytotoxic; antioxidant; ear pain; boils; blisters; jaundice; waist pain; cough