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Name: MAHAMEDA
Filename: Polygonatum_verticillatum_.jpg
Description: Botanical name : Polygonatum verticillatum (Linn.) All.
Family : Liliaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Mahameda
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Madhura, Tikta
Guna   : Guru, Snigdha
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Mahameda
Hindi        : Mahameda
Malayalam    : Mahameda
Distribution – In Himalayan peninsula.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial erect herb grows up to 1.5 meters in height. Leaves simple, in whorls, sessile, lanceolate; flowers 2-3 clusters, white in leaf axils. Fruits berries, red when ripe.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, burning sensation, fever, general weakness, anorexia, and aphrodisiac.
Useful part    :    Root.

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