Nella panai PRODUCT NAME
Curculigo orchioides Gaertner = Curculigo malabarica C. brevifolia Wt SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Nella panai |
| Local Name: | Nella panai (Kurumba); Tamil-Nillappanai kizhangu; Telugu-Nalla tadi. |
| Family: | Hypoxidaceae |
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| Product Description: | A stemless herb Flower: Raceme of 2-3 flowers, just above the soil, bright yellow. Fruit: An oblong capsule. Seed globose, glossy, wavy |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Upto 1600. Common on forest floor. Abundant in fire prone and disturbed ground. Distributed along Asia |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | Tuber tied like an amulet around the forehead of children who have headaches, high fever, watering eyes. For adults, tuber is crushed with leaves of Cyclea peltata and paste applied to the head to cure headaches |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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