Article Index
NILAPPANA
1. Botany
2. Chemical Constituents
3. Medicinal Properties & Use
4. Soil & Climate
5. Propagation
6. Planting & Aftercare
7. Pest & Diseases
8. Harvest & Processing
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Chemical constituentS

 The main medicinally active component is a phenolic glycoside namely, Curculigoside.

In addition it contains alkaloid namely
lycorine, sterols including β-sitosterols and sapogenin namely yuccagenin and flavone glycoside identified as 5, 7- dimethoxy glucopyranoside.