musli :
Use in other system of medicine:
Traditionally, tubers are used in the treatment
of rheumatism and the leaves as vegetable in
various culinary preparations. It is traditionally
used for its aphrodisial properties in lack of
libido male impotency, oligospermia. It is also
widely used as a general health promotive
tonic and for delaying the ageing process.
Dried root powder increases the lactation
amongst the feeding mothers and lactating
cows. It also removes the knee pains within a
week if taken daily with milk . Leaves are
eaten by the tribal people of Western Ghats as
an expectorant. In the traditional diet of
nursing mothers (after confinement) its powder
is added in the preparation of laddoos (sweet
prepared in ball form) to be taken as a
energizing food. Efforts are on in countries like
the USA and England to make chips/flakes
with the tubers to use it as a nutritious item in
breakfast. C. borivilianum has been described
in ancient Indian literature such as
Bhavaprakash nighantu, Rasendra
Sarsangrah, Raja Ballabh Nighantu as
‘Vajikaran’ or aphrodisiac. The roots of C.
borivilianum are a constituent of
‘Chyawanprash’ an outstanding rejuvenator . It
is known as the Indian Ginseng , because of
great therapeutic importance and its tubers are
the major constituents of more than 100
ayurvedic preparations
Website Administrator
This article is incomplete. If you feel you can make a contribution, please let us know by sending email to mail@ayushvedah.com, we may consider your request. Thank you.