botanical record · discovered
Indian Squill
Urginea indica
Indian Squill · Sea-Onion
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India(Hindu), India, Sudan
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Amebiasis, Bronchitis, Cancer, Cardiotonic
Science studied: GLUCOSE, MUCILAGE, SCILLARENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE, SCILLARENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Liliaceae
Scientific name: Urginea indica
Common names: Indian Squill, Sea-Onion
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, India(Hindu), India, Sudan.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Amebiasis
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cardiotonic
- Cathartic
- Corn
- Cough
- Diuretic
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- Emetic
- Expectorant
- Hyperglycemia
- Leukemia
- Tumor
- Asthma
- Bruise
- Cyanogenetic
- Rheumatism
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- India(Hindu)
- India
- Sudan
Documented cultural uses
- Amebiasis
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cardiotonic
- Cathartic
- Corn
- Cough
- Diuretic
- Emetic
- Expectorant
- Hyperglycemia
- Leukemia
show 5 more documented entries
- Tumor
- Asthma
- Bruise
- Cyanogenetic
- Rheumatism
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Amebiasis · Elsewhere · "
- Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
- Cancer · Elsewhere · "
- Cardiotonic · India(Hindu) · "
- Cardiotonic · Elsewhere · "
- Cathartic · Elsewhere · "
- Corn · India · "
- Cough · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · India(Hindu) · "
- Emetic · Elsewhere · "
- Expectorant · India(Hindu) · "
- Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
- Hyperglycemia · Elsewhere · "
- Leukemia · Elsewhere · "
- Tumor · India · "
- Asthma · Elsewhere · "
- Bruise · Sudan · "
- Cyanogenetic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Rheumatism · Sudan · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- GC-MS Analysis, Antioxidant and Antifungal Studies of Different Extracts of <i>Chaetomium globosum</i> Isolated from <i>Urginea indica</i>. · 2022 source ↗
- Effectiveness and Efficiency of Monosodium Glutamate as a Potential Mutagen Inducing Polyploidy in Urginea Indica Kunth · 2021 source ↗
- To decipher the phytochemical agent and mechanism for Urginea indica mediated green synthesis of Ag nanoparticles and investigation of its antibacterial activity against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. · 2022 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- GLUCOSE
- MUCILAGE
- SCILLARENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- SCILLARENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SCILLIGLAUCOSIDE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SCILLIPHASOSIDIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- XYLOSE
- PROSCILLAREDIN
- GLYCOSIDES
- SCILLARENIN
- SCILLIPHASOSIDIN
- MANNOSE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- SCILLIGLAUCOSIDE
- SCILLARENS
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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