sudarshana :

General Use:

Sudarshan(Crinum latifolium) is a medicinal herb that is used from time immemorial. The leaves of the plant are non-toxic and has anti-inflammatory (swelling reducing), analgesic (pain relieving), antitumor, immune stimulating, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal effects, uterine fibroids, detoxification and tissue regeneration activities. The bulb is said to be poisonous.

For the medicinal purpose the bulb and leaves are used.

Therapeutic Uses:

Biliousness, diaphoretic, earache, elephantiasis, expectorant, stranguary, tonic, urinary troubles, thermogenic, expectorant, vulnerary, laxative, carminative, anthelmintic, diuretic, diaphoretic, nauseant, emetic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and useful in vitiated conditions of pitta and kapha, cough, bronchitis, tumours, wounds, dyspepsia, flatulence, urinary troubles, strangury, intermittent fever and general debility.

Systemic Use:

Leaves of the herb smeared with castor oil and warmed is a useful remedy for repelling vhitlows and other inflammations at the end of toes and fingers. Alternately, you can use bruised leaves of the herb mixed with castor oil for this purpose. The herb is also useful to treat inflamed joints and sprains.

For earache and other ear complaints, use slightly warmed juice of the leaves mixed with a little salt. You can also use an oil prepared from the fresh juice for this purpose.

Roasted bulb is used as rubefacient in rheumatism. The bulbs are powerfully emetic and are used to produce vomitting in poisoning especially antiaries.

Bruised leaves act as an efficient insect repellent.