Suranjan Talakh | سورنجاں تلخ

Suranjan Talakh at sknatural is Colchicum luteum Baker (Bitter variety). It belongs to family "Liliaceae". It (Corms) is warm and dry in third order. Generally people use its root or tubers. It also contains colchicine. \n \nCharacterized by an almost conical corm with a longitudinally grooved flat side, rapier-like leaves, short scape, and golden yellow flowers, it can be easily identified. The corms, almost conical and brownish in color, possess one flat side and the other rounded, and may be either translucent or opaque. \n \nIt is an evergreen small plant. Only this plant in this genus has yellow flowers. \n

Other names:

\nArabic Name(s): Suranjan \nUrdu Name(s): Suranjan Talakh (bitter) \nEnglish Name(s): Hermodactyls \n

Properties:

\n(Corms) or the bitter hermodactyls are locally irritant, exert depressant effect on the nervous system, emetic, resolvent of inflammations and anodyne effects. Particularly useful as antirheumatic and antigout. Internally possess purgative attributes. Externally cicatrizing. \n

Recommended dosage:

\n25 mg. \n

medicinal uses:

\nC. luteum Baker, genrally people know it for its local irritant and emetic properties, they typically applied it mixed with some suitable oil (such as oil from flowers like Rosa damascena Mill.) after making powdered. When they sprinkle powdered corms over wounds, they promote cicatrization. \n \nDue to its depressant action, people strictly follow prescribed doses, with the corms powdered with saffron before application to swollen, inflamed, and painful areas. \n \nSuranjan talakh corms are characterized by their bitter taste, smaller size, darker color, and reticulate appearance. While their internal use is recommended only in severe attacks of pain in skeletal parts and joints, they are frequently utilized in external or local applications, where their potential is considered superior to that of suranjan shirin. \n \nMoreover, These corms exhibit anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and purgative actions, contrasting with herbs containing salicylic acid, which exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and diuretic effects. However, excessive use may lead to erosion of the mucous membranes.