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Specimen profile
Himalayan Fritillary
Fritillaria roylei · Liliaceae
Skt · Ksheerakakoli — “Tuber exuding milk-like sweet vitality”Hindi · KakoliMal · KsheerakakoliTam · Ksheerakakoli
A rare high-alpine medicinal bulb regarded as one of the ultimate longevity tonics of Ayurveda.
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Fritillaria roylei is an elegant alpine bulbous perennial bearing solitary nodding bell-shaped yellowish-green to dull purple checkered flowers. Its small, round, white subterranean bulbs are fleshy, highly mucilaginous, and sweet. Revered in classical Samhitas as an irreplaceable constituent of Ashtavarga, it acts as a premier nourishing rasayana for depleted bodily fluids.
Identification markers
Slender stem with linear-lanceolate opposite or whorled leaves; single nodding bell-shaped yellowish-green checkered flower; small globose, scales-composed white bulb.
Rasa
Madhura
Guna
Guru, Snigdha
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Prabhava
Jivaniya
Dosha effect
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