Chlorophytum borivilianum

Chlorophytum borivilianum is a herb with lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in the peninsular Indian region. The Hindi name is It is cultivated and eaten as a leaf vegetable in some parts of India, and its roots are used as a health tonic under the name safed musli. In traditional Indian medicine, it is used as rasayan or adaptogen. It is considered a white gold in Indian systems of medicine. This herb belongs to the vajikaran rasayana group in Ayurveda.

References

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• Safed Moosli (Chlorophytum borivilianum L.): Medicinal and Wonder Crop
• Safed Musli (Chlorophytum species) - A Wonder Drug in the Tropical Zone
• Safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum): a review of its botany, ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry