Steinmetz:Gloriosa

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Gloriosa superba (Methonica superba)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Liliaceae
English Names
  • Superb Lily
  • Tiger Lily
  • Turk's Cap
Natural Habitat
  • India
  • Burma
  • Ceylon
  • Java
  • tropical Africa
  • South Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Radix
Constituent(s)
  • superbine (bitter alkaloid)
  • tannin
  • resins
  • starch
  • colchicine (gloriosine)
Action
  • antiperiodic
  • cholagogue
  • anthelmintic
  • alterative
  • laxative
  • tonic
  • used to increase secretion of bile: before use
  • the root is soaked in salted buttermilk
  • which is said to remove its poisonous properties. The fresh rootstock is used to poison wild pigs and dogs; in small doses in promoting labour pains and in procuring abortion
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