White Musli

Safed musli is the tuberous root of Chlorophytum borivilianum, a plant of central India. The roots are dug, peeled and dried, and the white dried root is what gives it its name.

Its traditional use in Ayurveda is as a vajikarana herb — the category concerned with male vitality and strength — and as a general restorative after illness or exertion. It is genuinely scarce and comparatively expensive, which is why it is adulterated more often than most.

What it is doing in these products

It sits in the men's formulations alongside ashwagandha, shatavari and kaunch beej, and in the tablet versions alongside shilajit as well. That grouping is conventional in Ayurvedic practice rather than a novel combination, and the traditional record for it is long — considerably longer than the clinical evidence.