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.