GLORY LILY GIVES TONE AND VITALITY TO THE BODY

GLORIOSA SUPERBA LINN.

The Glory Lily is truly glorious as it produces eye-catching, multicoloured and uniquely structured flowers which remain on the plant for at least 7 days. These flowers which are large, axillary or solitary have long extrose filaments which are nearly 13 mm long. The petals or perianth of the flowers have wavy margins and the colours from the tips progress to the base, from green onto yellow passing through orange and scarlet to crimson. The plant is a herbaceous annual climber. The rootstock is solid, fleshly-yellow, cylindric tubers which are 15 to 30 cm long and pointed at each end. The stem is about 3 to 6 metres long bearing parallel veined, stalkless leaves which are placed opposite to each other. The tips of the leaves behave like tendrils, clinging on to neighboring plants or other objects.

Medicinal use:

• For the expulsion of worms from the body.
• As a laxative and as an agent to promote labour pain or to bring about abortion.
• Chronic ulcers, leprosy, inflammation, piles abdominal pain and itching.
• Gives tone and vitality to the body.
• For the removal of mucous secretions from the bronchial tubes.
• For neuralgic pains and skin troubles.

How to use:

• The decoction of the tuber is useful to take care of the first 5 problems under Medicinal use.
• The tubers are crushed and used externally for neuralgic pains and skin troubles. 

Part used
The underground tubers.

Dose
Normal

Caution
Large doses of the decoction of the tuber should be avoided as the tuber is intensely poisonous.