Abstract

Safed musli Chlorophytum borivilianum Figure a herb belongs to family Liliaceae It was originally grown in thick forests of India is a promising medicinal plant with great economic potential The appreciation of medicinal value of safed musli tubers has been made in ancient Indian medicine literature right from the th century AD The tubers contain saponins and have aphrodisiac adaptogenic antiaging health restorative and health promoting properties Its root contains steroidal and triterpenoidal saponins sapogenins and fructans which act as therapeutic agents and play vital role in many therapeutic applications It is a rich source of over alkaloids vitamins proteins carbohydrates steroids saponins potassium calcium magnesium phenol resins mucilage and polysaccharides and also contains high quantity of simple sugars mainly sucrose glucose fructose galactose mannose and xylose The plant is cultivated in different parts of India on a small scale at present However systematic information on different aspects of this species is not available In this review an attempt has been made to present this information Safed musli is being promoted as a sexual enhancement herb and has historically been used as an aphrodisiac herb

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