Steinmetz:Gloriosa

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Gloriosa superba (Methonica superba)

Also known as (or relevant to) Gloriosa superba (Methonica superba) 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