Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Bowstring Hemp
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: sansevieria
Botanical name: Sansevieria roxburghiana
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Moorva
Hindi:
English: Bowstring Hemp
Malayalam: Sarppapola, Maral
Genus: sansevieria
Botanical name: Sansevieria roxburghiana
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Moorva
Hindi:
English: Bowstring Hemp
Malayalam: Sarppapola, Maral
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Bowstring Hemp is an herbaceous perennial with short stem and a stout rootstock. The leaves are erect, fleshy, fibrous and flat; some varieties are cylindrical or concave above, rounded dorsally, sub-erect, dagger-shaped, rigid, pale-green with transverse bands of dark green, 0.5 to 1.5 meters long, 4-7 cm wide. The flowers are pale-colour, numerous, in facsicles of 3 to 6, numerous, sweet-scented, 2.5 to 3 cm long. Fruit is sparingly produced, globose, about 8 mm diameter. Seeds are ovoid and white.
The root of Bowstring Hemp plant is used for throat infection, cough and cold.