Drimia indica
Drimia indica
Safety & Hazards
Although used medicinally, if taken in excess the bulb is a narcotic, acrid poison causing nausea, slow, painful urination, and bloody urine[ 304 Title Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Publication Author Kapoor. L. D. Publisher CRC Press, Florida. Year 2001 ISBN 0-8493-2929-9 Description A very detailed book on some of the key Ayurvedic herbs, giving both technical and non-technical information on each plant. The whole is very well referenced. ].
Botanical Description
Drimia indica is a bulbous plant first producing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 - 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 - 8cm in diameter[ 304 Title Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Publication Author Kapoor. L. D. Publisher CRC Press, Florida. Year 2001 ISBN 0-8493-2929-9 Description A very detailed book on some of the key Ayurvedic herbs, giving both technical and non-technical information on each plant. The whole is very well referenced. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The bulb is a common medicinal herb in India, where it is used in Ayurveda. It is normally gathered from the wild.