Polygonatum verticillatum Medaa Shaqaaqul Whorled Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.
Family: Asparagaceae
Synonyms: Campydorum verticillatum (L.) Salisb. [Invalid], Convallaria leptophylla D.Don, Convallaria stellifolia Peterm., Convallaria verticillata L., Evallaria verticillata (L.) Neck. [Invalid], Polygonatum angustifolium Bubani [Illegitimate], Polygonatum erythrocarpum Hua, Polygonatum jacquemontianum Kunth, Polygonatum kansuense Maxim, ex Batalin, Polygonatum leptophyllum (D.Don) Royle, Polygonatum macrophyllum Sweet, Polygonatum minutiflorum H.Lev., Polygonatum roseum Hook. [Illegitimate], Polygonatum verticillatum var. gracile Baker ex Aitch., Polygonatum verticillatum subsp. stellifolium (Peterm.) K.Richt., Sigillum verticillatum (L.) Montandon, Troxilanthes angustifolia Raf.

1. Sanskrit: Medaa
2. Unani: Shaqaaqul
3. Folk: Mithaa-dudhiaa
4. Common name: Whorled Solomon's Seal
5. Nepali: खिंरौला Khinraula

Uses: Polygonatum verticillatum (known as shaqaaqul and Dudhaali]rhizomes are used in Tibetan medicine for emaciation and senility. The rhizomes is valued as salep. The dried rhizomes contain diosgenin. The plant exhibits diuretic properties. It gave a digitalis glucoside and is considered poisonous by the hill people
in the Himalayas.[Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]

21 Published articles of Polygonatum verticillatum

1.    Comprehensive nutrients analysis of rhizomes of Polygonatum verticillatum
Khan, Haroon; Saeed, Muhammad; Muhammad, Naveed; et al. - PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES  Volume: 25   Issue: 4   Pages: 871-875   Published: OCT 2012
2.    Antimalarial and free radical scavenging activities of rhizomes of Polygonatum verticillatum supported by isolated metabolites
Khan, Haroon; Saeed, Muhammad; Khan, Murad Ali; et al. - MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH  Volume: 21   Issue: 7   Pages: 1278-1282   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00044-011-9637-x   Published: JUL 2012
3.    Antimicrobial activities of rhizomes of Polygonatum verticillatum: Attributed to its total flavonoidal and phenolic contents
Khan, Haroon; Saeed, Muhammad; Muhammad, Naveed; et al. - PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES  Volume: 25   Issue: 2   Pages: 463-467   Published: APR 2012
4.    In vitro micropropagation in Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. an important threatened medicinal herb of Northern India
Bisht, Shivani; Bisht, N. S.; Bhandari, Snehlata - Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants  Volume: 18   Issue: 1   Pages: 89-93   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12298-011-0091-5   Published: JAN 2012
5.    Antinociceptive Activity of Aerial Parts of Polygonatum verticillatum: Attenuation of Both Peripheral and Central Pain Mediators
Khan, Haroon; Saeed, Muhammad; Gilani, Anwar ul Hassan; et al. - PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH  Volume: 25   Issue: 7   Pages: 1024-1030   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ptr.3369   Published: JUL 2011
6.    QUANTIFICATION OF VARIOUS METALS AND CYTOTOXIC PROFILE OF AERIAL PARTS OF POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM
Saeed, Muhammad; Khan, Haroon; Khan, Murad Ali; et al. - PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 42   Issue: 6   Pages: 3995-4002   Published: DEC 2010
7.    Phytotoxic, insecticidal and leishmanicidal activities of aerial parts of Polygonatum verticillatum
Saeed, Muhammad; Khan, Haroon; Khan, Murad Ali; et al. - AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY  Volume: 9   Issue: 8   Pages: 1241-1244   Published: FEB 22 2010
8.    The antinociceptive activity of Polygonatum verticillatum rhizomes in pain models
Khan, Haroon; Saeed, Muhammad; Gilani, Anwal-Ul-Hassan; et al. - JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 127   Issue: 2   Pages: 521-527   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2009.10.003   Published: FEB 3 2010
9.    Multiple glacial refugia and complex postglacial range shifts of the obligatory woodland plant Polygonatum verticillatum (Convallariaceae)
Kramp, K.; Huck, S.; Niketic, M.; et al. - PLANT BIOLOGY  Volume: 11   Issue: 3   Pages: 392-404   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00130.x   Published: MAY 2009
10.    An ecological basis for the conservation management of Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. (Convallariaceae)
Wright, Jenny - Botanical Journal of Scotland  Volume: 49   Issue: 2   Pages: 489-500   Published: 1997
11.    Purification and properties of lectins from Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. and Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All
Antonyuk, V. O. - Ukrainskii Biokhimicheskii Zhurnal  Volume: 65   Issue: 1   Pages: 41-48   Published: 1993
12.    GROWTH DYNAMICS IN THE RHIZOMATOUS HERB POLYGONATUM-VERTICILLATUM
TYBJERG, H; VESTERGAARD, P - OIKOS  Volume: 65   Issue: 3   Pages: 395-408   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3545555   Published: DEC 1992
13.    POLYGONATUM-VERTICILLATUM A SPECIES FAVORED BY BURNING IN WEST SWEDEN
CARLSSON A - Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift  Volume: 85   Issue: 2   Pages: 81-86   Published: 1991
14.    FLAVONOID PATTERNS AT CYTOTYPE LEVEL IN POLYGONATUM-VERTICILLATUM COMPLEX
SACHDEVA S K; BHATIA M S; KUMAR P - Acta Botanica Indica  Volume: 14   Issue: 1   Pages: 14-17   Published: 1986
15.    STEROID SAPONOSIDES IN POLYGONATUM-VERTICILLATUM ALL
JANECZKO, Z; SIBIGA, A - HERBA POLONICA  Volume: 28   Issue: 3-4   Pages: 115-122   Published: 1982
16.    KARYOLOGICAL STUDIES IN POLYGONATUM-MILL .2. KARYOTYPE ANALYSIS OF P-VERTICILLATUM-(L)-ALL
SULEK, E - ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA  Volume: 20   Issue: 1-2   Pages: 25-&   Published: 1977
17.    KARYOTYPIC STUDIES IN POLYGONATUM-GRAMINIFOLIUM AND POLYGONATUM-VERTICILLATUM
SACHDEVA S K; MALIK C P - Plant Science (Lucknow)  Volume: 9   Pages: 1-4   Published: 1977
18.    STUDIES ASHTAVARG PART 2 CHROMATOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION OF SUGARS IN THE ROOTSTOCK OF POLYGONATUM-VERTICILLATUM
SHANKER V; PRAKASH S; UNIYAL M R - Natural and Applied Science Bulletin  Volume: 22   Issue: 3-4   Pages: 139   Published: 1970
19.    The distribution in N. Europe of L. alpina. A. septentrionale, R. plantanifolius, and P. verticillatum
FRIES, MAGNUS - ACTA PHYTOGEOGR SUECICA  Volume: 24   Pages: 1-80   Published: 1949
20.    Uber eine eigentumliche Form von Polygonatum verticillatum
FAEGRI, KNUT - SVENSK BOT TIDSKR  Volume: 25   Pages: 273-274   Published: 1931
21.    A review on Phyto-chemistry, Pharmacology, Folklore Claims, and Ayurvedic Studies of Polygonatum verticillatum
B Srivastava, A Sinha, AD Jadhav, AK Meena - Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics, Year : 2012, Volume : 4, Issue : 6 First page : ( 373) Last page : ( 376)
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