Canna INDICA L.
| Synonym : | Canna orientalis Rosc. Canna achiras Gill. Canna coccinea Mill. Canna discolor Lindl. Canna lutea Mill. Cannacorus indicus (L.) Medik. Xyphostylis lutea (Mill.) Raf. |
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| Bangla Name : | Sarbajaya, Kalaboti. |
| English Name : | India Shot, Indian Bread- Shot. |
| Family : | Cannaceae |
| Disease : | diuretic, diaphoretic, stimulant, demulcent, fevers, dropsy and dyspepsia. |
| Description : | A perennial, rhizomatous herb, with 1-1.7 m high stem. Leaves 15-45 cm long, lanceolate to ovate, or oval, caudate-acuminate. Flowers large brilliantly coloured, rather distant, in terminal spike. Fruit capsular, 3-celled, papillose, tubercled or echinate. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in the garden throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Rootstock contains enzymes, triacontanol and mixture of stigmasterol, ?-sitosterol, campesterol and ?- lectin and traces of alkaloids (Asolkar et al. 1992, Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | Root is diuretic, diaphoretic, stimulant and demulcent, decoction is used in fevers, dropsy and dyspepsia. Seeds are cordial and vulnerary. Seed juice relieves earaches. Root bark and stalks are used to the cattle suffering from poisoning. Rhizome is used |
| Habit : | Herb |