Agava americana. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Century plant, American false aloe.

Constituents

Perennial stemless plant. Height 2 meters. Flowering stalk has height about 6 meters. Root contains sugar, flavonoids, hecogenin, steroid, coumarin, phytoestrogen, and fibre.

Therapeutics

This is diuretic, laxative and antiseptic medicine.

It is medicine externally for burns, cut, and wound.

It is remedy for scurvy.

It is remedy for liver complaints, and dysphagia.

It is remedy for urethritis.

It had been used for making alcoholic beverages.

Word “agauos” (Greek) means proud.

Dose

1 to 4 drops.

Dilution.