English Salep (var.).
Ayurvedic Munjaataka (substitute), Saalam-misri (substitute).
Action Tubers—used as a substitute
for Salep.
Eulophia nuda Lindi. Family Orchidaceae.
Habitat Tropical Himalayas from Nepal eastward to Assam, and in Deccan from Konkan southwards.
Ayurvedic Baalakanda, Amarkanda, Maalaakanda.
Folk Ambarkanda (Maharashtra).
Action Tubers—used for bronchitis, diseases due to vitiated blood, tumours, scrofulous glands. Also used as vermifuge.
Eupatorium cannabinum Linn. 249
The tubers yield two phenanthrene derivatives, eulophiol and nudol, along with n-hexacosyl alcohol and lupeol.
Eulophia pratensis Lindl. Synonym E. ramentaceae Lindi. ex
Wt.
Family Orchidaceae.
Habitat Pasture lands of Deccan from Konkan southwards.
English Salep (var.).
Folk Sataavari (Maharashtra).
Action Tuber—used for scrofulous
glands.
Euonymus tingens Wall.
Family Celastraceae.
Habitat Tropical Himalayas from Simla to Bhutan between 2,150 and 3,200 m, and in Assam.
English Spindle Wood, Wahoo.
(Euonymus atropurpureus, found
in Eastern and Central USA and
Canada, is equated with Wahoo and
Spindle tree.
Ayurvedic Bhillotaka.
Folk Chopra, Mermahaul, Kunku, Barphali.
Action Cholagogue, laxative, diuretic, circulatory stimulant. Used for constipation, torpidity of liver,
