Agave americana Linn.

Family

:

Agavaceae

Trade name

:

Century Plant, American aloe

Sanskrit Name

:

Kalakantala

Telugu Name

:

Kittanara

Habit

:

Shrub

Propagation

:

Suckers

Parts Used

:

Leaves, Roots.

Uses

:

Laxative, Emmenagogue, Scurvy, Syphilis, Scrofula, Cancer, Diuretic, Diaphoretic, Dropsy, Venereal sores, Dysentery