''Chlorophytum borivilianum'' is a herb with lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in the peninsular

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n region. It is cultivated and eaten as a

leaf vegetable Leaf vegetables, also called leafy greens, vegetable greens, or simply greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by their petioles and shoots, if tender. Leaf vegetables eaten raw in a salad can be called salad gre ...

in some parts of

, and its roots are used as a health tonic under the name ''safed musli''. In traditional Indian medicine, it is used as '' rasayan'' or

adaptogen Adaptogens, or adaptogenic substances, are used in herbal medicine for the purported stabilization of physiological processes and promotion of homeostasis. The concept of adaptogens is not accepted in mainstream science and is not approved as a ...

. It is considered a white gold in Indian systems of medicine. This herb belongs to the ''vajikaran rasayana'' group in

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. It is commonly known by various vernacular names in India such as safed musli (Hindi), swetha musli (Kannada), tella nela tadi (Telugu), taniravi thang (Tamil), and khairuwa (Chhattisgarhi).

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।राजस्थान की दुर्लभ पादप प्रजाति हैं
Safed Moosli (Chlorophytum borivilianum L.): Medicinal and Wonder Crop

* ttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24045177.html Safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum): a review of its botany, ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry Agavoideae Flora of India {{Asparagaceae-stub