kantala :

A large shrub grows up to 4 meters in height. Leaves simple, stout, fleshy, leaf end on spine, and crowded in the base, flower stalk arises from the middle and grows up to 4 meters in height, with numerous greenish flowers and which yield seedlings even before shedding off from the plant. 

Taxonomical Classification

Family: Amaryllidaceae

VERNACULAR NAMES

English: Century plant, American aloe
Hindi: Bharakhawar, Rakshpattah
Malayalam: Ageve, Anakaita, Eropakaita, Kandalachedi

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: Kandala

Rasa: Amla Kashaya Tikta
Guna: Guru
Veerya: Ushna

Parts used for medicinal purpose

Leaves, Stem, ,

Morphology:

A large shrub grows up to 4 meters in height. Leaves simple, stout, fleshy, leaf end on spine, and crowded in the base, flower stalk arises from the middle and grows up to 4 meters in height, with numerous greenish flowers and which yield seedlings even before shedding off from the plant. 

Geographical distribution:

Throughout India growing wild, also cultivated as garden and hedge plant. 

Therapeutic Uses:

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, syphilis, scurvy, inflammation, dental caries, general debility, and even effective in rabies.

KEY WORDS: KANDALA, അഗേവ്

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