Edible Chlorophytum (Chlorophytum tuberosum)

Edible Chlorophytum is a herb which blooms with the first showers of monsoon. Medicinal Board of India has recognized it as the sixth most imp. herb, to be preserved & protected. Roots & leaves are used in the treatment of Diabetes & it is being also used as a health tonic. In famine the tribals dry & pound bulbs & leaves into flour for making bread. Due to its medicinal use, it is over-collected from wild, which is making it Rare. Roots are collected before they reach maturity, thus hampering natural regeneration.