What is Chlorophytum borivilianum (Safed Musli)

Chlorophytum borivilianum is a herb with lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in peninsular India. The Hindi name is safed musli (also commonly known as musli). It is cultivated and eaten as a leaf vegetable in some parts of India, and its roots are used medicinally as a sex tonic under the name safed musli.

Safed Musli (Chlorophytum Borivilianum), also called White Musli, is a potent aphrodisiac and string adaptogenic herb used in ayurveda and herbal science. It is effective for improving male performance, inducing spermatogenesis and providing strength to the muscles.

Medicinal Properties

Safed Musli (Chlorophytum Borivilianum) has following medicinal properties:

Safed Musli Benefits & Uses

Safed Musli along with Shakkar (sugarcane brown sugar) helps reducing fatigue and provides strength to the body. People feeling extreme fatigue and weakness can use this remedy

Safed Musli or Chlorophytum Borivilianum root powder is used in ayurvedic practice. It is also used in form of various ayurvedic formulations from which Musli Pak is the commonest. It is commonly used for aphrodisiac and erectogenic effects. It is useful in the treatment of male weakness, physical debility, erectile dysfunction, oligospermia, nocturnal emission, etc

Safed Musli provides nourishment to the malnourished body and it increases the body weight. It is advised to take it with milk for increasing weight.

Some people also have weak appetite and may not able to digest Safe Musli Powder in its optimum dosage, then the dosage should be reduced and herbs or ayurvedic medicines acting liver and improving liver functions should also be used along with it. If patient has severe decrease in gastric acid secretions and appetite loss, then Trikatu should be used along with honey in addition to Safed Musli.

Erectile Dysfunction

No doubt, it provides strength to penile tissue, improves hardness, and helps sustaining longer erections, but it has less stimulant action and erectogenic effect as compared to Anacyclus Pyrethrum (Akarkara). Its main function is to provide the strength, acts on testes, improves hormone profile, and induces spermatogenesis. All these things help together to improve erections as well.

Effective For Diabetes

If diabetic patient is weak, thin or underweight, then Safed Musli Powder should be used in dosage of a half teaspoon with milk twice daily. It will also help managing the blood sugar level. The treatment should be changed according to current health status. It does not mean patient has to take it for a whole life. When Vata aggravation pacifies completely and Kapha increases, then it may no longer be effective. This concept should be cleared. The management should be emphasized to keep Dosha under harmony and balanced state.