Chlorophytum borivilianum

Chlorophytum borivilianum is a herb with lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in the peninsular Indian region. It is cultivated and eaten as a leaf vegetable in some parts of India, and its roots are used as a health tonic under the name safed musli.^[1] In traditional Indian medicine, it is used as rasayan or adaptogen.^[2] It is considered a white gold in Indian systems of medicine. This herb belongs to the vajikaran rasayana group in Ayurveda.^[3]

Chlorophytum borivilianum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Chlorophytum
Species:	C. borivilianum
Binomial name
Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapau & R.R.Fern.

Dried Safed Musli tubers

It is commonly known by various vernacular names in India such as safed musli (Hindi), swetha musli (Kannada), tella nela tadi (Telugu), taniravi thang (Tamil), and khairuwa (Chhattisgarhi).^[4]