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.