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[[File:Gloriosa rothschildiana 01.jpg|thumb|right|''Gloriosa'',''Agnimukhi'']]
'''Gloriosa''' <ref name="Sirodhara"/> '''Agnimukhi''' is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and include the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated. The most common English names are flame lily, fire lily, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily, climbing lily, and creeping lily.
They are tender, tuberous rooted deciduous perennials, adapted to summer rainfall with a dormant dry season. All parts of the plant contain colchicine and related alkaloids and are therefore dangerously toxic if ingested, and contact with the stems and leaves can cause skin irritation. Various preparations of the plant are used in traditional medicines for a variety of complaints in both Africa and India. It is state flower (Kaanthal) of Tamil Nadu. In Indian language of Telugu, in the state of Andhra Pradesh it is called Naabhi and was '''used in [[Traditional medicine]]'''.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|gout}}, {{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|inflammation}}, {{Uses|ulcer}}, {{Uses|skin diseases}}, {{Uses|leprosy}}, {{Uses|snake bite}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|purgative}}, {{Uses|itching}}, {{Uses|infertility}}, {{Uses|abdominal pain}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Seed contain high level of colchicines. Cornigerine, 3-demethyl-N-formyl-N-deacetyl-b-lumicolchicine, 3-demethyl-g-lumicolchicine, 3-demethyl colchicines have been isolated from plant. b-sitosterol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Agnisikhe, karadikanninagadde|ml=Kithonni, Mendoni|sa=Agnimukhi|ta=Kallappai kilangu|te=Agnisikha|hi=bachnag, kadyanag|en=Glory Lily, Gloriosa lily}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
== Uses =Veerya===Helpful in treating {{Uses|Arthritis}}, gout, rheumatism, inflammation, ulcer, skin diseases, leprosy, snake bite, purgative, gonorrhoea, infertility, itching, abdominal pain, cancer, piles, and scrofula.*Morning Glory Lily combats parasites and worms on the skin’s surface.*As an antipyretic, the herb reduces fever.*Gloriosa superba is used to cure arthritis, gout, rheumatism, inflammation, ulcer, skin diseases, leprosy, snake bite, purgative, gonorrhoea, infertility, itching, abdominal pain, cancer, piles, and scrofula.*Gloriosa Superba is used in veterinary medicine to treat cancers in some animals.*Paste is antidote in snake bite.*Even the leaves of Glory lily have more medicinal qualities, namely for curing asthma, its juice is effective against lice and also against many skin disorders .*It can be administered to a delivered mother along with spirituous drink to give relieve to her postnatal complaints and also if its root paste smeared over the palms and feet of a pregnant woman, delivery of child becomes easier.*Leaf extract mixed with sesamum oil is applied twice a day on the joints affected with arthritis reduces pain.
== Parts Used =Vipaka===
== Chemical Composition =Karma===
==Common names=Prabhava===
== Plant Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|4-25 cm long and 1.5-4.5 cm wide|The leaves are alternately arranged along the stems, stalkless (i.e. sessile), and have entire margins}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|6|large and showy}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|large, fleshy|3-10 cm long and 1-2 cm wide|turn from green to yellow and eventually dark brown as they mature|These fruit contain numerous large red seeds|single}}
===Other features===
== List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used ==* Example 1* Example 2[[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
== Where to get the saplings ====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
== Commonly seen growing in areas How to plant/cultivate==A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 600 metres, the plant has a clear preference for seasonal, monsoon climates with a pronounced dry season<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
== Photo Gallery Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|tropical}}, {{Commonly seen|sub-tropical}}, {{Commonly seen|warmer temperate region}}.
==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References ==
<references>
<ref name="Sirodharachemical composition">[https://enhort.wikipediapurdue.orgedu/wikinewcrop/Gloriosa_(genus) CropFactSheets/gloriosa.html "wikipediachemical constituents"]</ref></references>
<ref name== External links == *"Leaf">[httphttps://shaafiherbalcarekeyserver.comlucidcentral.org/blogweeds/2014data/12media/05/gloriosa-superbaHtml/ gloriosa_superba.htm "shaafiherbalcareleaves charecteristics"]*[http:<//www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Glory%20Lily.html flowersofindia]ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gloriosa+superba "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/pages/gloriosa-planting-guide Gloriosa Lily Planting Guide]
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Glory%20Lily.html Gloriosa Superba on flowers of india]
* [http://natureconservation.in/medicinal-uses-of-gloriosa-superba-flame-lily/ Medicinal Uses of Gloriosa superba (Flame lily)]
* [https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/growing-climbing-lily-plants.htm Gloriosa Lily Planting: Tips For Growing A Climbing Lily Plant]
[[Category:Herbs]]
