Iris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb
| Synonym : | Belamcanda chinensis Leman. Belamcanda chinensis (L.) Dc. Gemmingia chinensis (L.) Kuntze |
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| Bangla Name : | Dasba, Basbichandi. |
| English Name : | Leopard Lily, Blackberry lily. |
| Family : | lridaceae |
| Disease : | Resolvent, purgative, antipyretic, diuretic, expectorant, deobstruent, tumour and stomachic. |
| Description : | A rhizomatous herb, with creeping rootstock and erect, leafy stems. Leaves up to 40 cm long, distichous, ensiform, equitant. Inflorescence a much branched compound cyme, with stiffly ascending branches, spathes several-flowered, petals 6, orange-red, spotted darker red, spreading, oblanceolate, up to 3 cm long. Capsule obovoid, up to 3.5 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizome contains isoflavone glucosides, shekanin (= tectoridin), belamcandin and iridin. Leaves and flowers contain glycoflavone. Belamcandols A and B, a number of iridals and the isoflavones tectoridin, tectorigenin and irigenin have been found in the rh |
| Uses : | Rhizome is resolvent, purgative, antipyretic and diuretic, used in chest and liver complaints. It is regarded as expectorant, deobstruent and carminative in Chinese medicine, also recorded as a chief remedy for tonsillitis in Chinese material medica, give |
| Habit : | Herb |