KJC Medicinal Garden
Nelataale
Curculigo orchioides
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Curculigo
Species: C. orchioides
Common Names: Golden eye grass, Black musli, Nilappana, kali musli
Native to Indian Subcontinent, Japan, China, Nepal, Micronesia and papuasia
Other plants of the same genus with medicinal properties
C. capitulate
C.pilosa
C.recurvata
C.breviscapa
C.latifolia
C. crassifolia
Morphology:
- Roots are long (5-22cm), thick (0.5-0.8cm), cylindrical, tuberous and straight.
- External surface of root is brownish, loosely spaced, transverse wrinkles and prominent.
- Lateral roots are thick, strong, approx 5cm in length, dull white and spongy externally.
- The cut on surface of tuberous root appear starch-white in colour and it is mucilaginous
- Leaves are sessile, simple, short stem with sheathing leaf base, tapering into short petiole, radical.
- When leaf tip touches soil, it develops roots and produces adventitious root.
Uses in Tradition systems of medicine
- Used in Ayurveda
- C. orchioides is used for treating impotence, arthritis, lumbar and knee joints.
- It also help in curing water diarrhea.
- It is used as rejuvenating tonic, aphrodisiac drug, and diuretic.
- It is generally used for cough, jaundice, asthma, and piles.
Suggested Medicinal Properties
- Antioxidant
- Anticancer
- Antidiabetic Stimulant
- Hepatoprotctive
Active Phytochemicals
1. 2,6-dimethoxy benzoic acid
Product Name: 2,6-Dimethoxybenzoic acid
Synonyms: 2,6-dimethoxybenzoic acid
Molecular Weight: 182.17
Molecular Formula: C9H10O4
Purity: >98%
Density: 1.214 g/cm3
Appearance: Powder
Description: 2,6-Dimethoxybenzoic acid is a natural phenol found in the herbs of
2. Curculigoside A
Product Name: Curculigoside A
Synonyms: Curculigoside
85643-19-2
curculigoside A
[5-hydroxy-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]methyl 2,6-dimethoxybenzoate
curculigoside
Molecular Weight: 466.4
Molecular Formula: C22H26O11
3. Curculigoside B
Product Name: Curculigoside B
Synonyms: Curculigoside B
143601-09-6
[5-hydroxy-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]methyl 2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzoate
CHEMBL403237
DTXSID80162478
Molecular Weight: 452.4
Molecular formula: C21H24O11
4. Curculigoside C
Product Name: Curculigoside C
Synonyms: Curculigoside C
851713-74-1
ZINC299817463
XC171540
Molecular Weight: 482.4
Molecular formula: C22H26O12
5. Curculigoside D
Product Name: Curculigoside D
Synonyms: curculigoside D
Orchioside A
CHEMBL258047
Molecular Weight: 466.4
Molecular formula: C22H26O11
6. 6. 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethoxy-7,9′:7′,9-diepoxylignan-4,4′-di-O-β-d-glucopyranoside
References
• Xue-Li Deng, Rui-Rong Zheng, Zhu-Zhen Han, Li-Hua Gu & Zheng-Tao
Wang (2020): New chlorophenolic glycoside from Curculigo orchioides and their activities on 5-reductase, Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2020.1731800
• Chauhan NS, Sharma V, Thakur M, Dixit VK. Curculigo orchioides: the black gold with numerous health benefits. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2010 Jul;8(7):613-23. doi: 10.3736/jcim20100703. PMID: 20619136.
• Nie Y, Dong X, He Y, Yuan T, Han T, Rahman K, Qin L, Zhang Q. Medicinal plants of genus Curculigo: traditional uses and a phytochemical and ethnopharmacological review. J Ethnopharmacol. 2013 Jun 3;147(3):547-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.03.066. Epub 2013 Apr 3. PMID: 23562803.