Gloriosa superba - Flame lily, Agnimukhi

Gloriosa,Agnimukhi

Gloriosa 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

Helpful in treating 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.

Common names

• English - Flame lily
• Kannada - ಕರಡಿಕಣ್ಣಿನಗದ್ದೆ
• Hindi - : बचनाग
• Malayalam -
• Marathi -

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Example 1
• Example 2

External links

• "shaafiherbalcare"
• flowersofindia