The Flame Lily in Ayurvedic Medicine

The Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba) is found in Africa and Asia. On each continent a wealth of traditional knowledge around the medicinal use of the plant has developed. In this episode, Gus the African Plant Hunter compares some uses of the plant in Ayurvedic medicine with similar uses in traditional African medicine.

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For more on the medicinal uses of the Flame Lily, check out the following:

1. Jana, S. and Shekhawat, G.S., 2011. Critical review on medicinally potent plant species: Gloriosa superba. Fitoterapia, 82(3), pp.293-301.

2. Kala, C.P., Farooquee, N.A. and Dhar, U., 2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodiversity & Conservation, 13(2), pp.453-469.

3. Hassan, A.K.M.S. and Roy, S.K., 2005. Micropropagation of Gloriosa superba L. through high frequency shoot proliferation. Plant Tissue Cult, 15(1), pp.67-74.

4. Khan, H., Ali Khan, M. and Hussan, I., 2007. Enzyme inhibition activities of the extracts from rhizomes of Gloriosa superba Linn (Colchicaceae). Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 22(6), pp.722-725.

5. Kamuhabwa, A., Nshimo, C. and de Witte, P., 2000. Cytotoxicity of some medicinal plant extracts used in Tanzanian traditional medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 70(2), pp.143-149.

6. Rajendran, K., Balaji, P. and Basu, M.J., 2008. Medicinal plants and their utilization by villagers in southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

7. Hemaiswarya, S., Raja, R., Anbazhagan, C.H.I.N.N.A.T.H.A.M.B.I. and Thiagarajan, V.E.N.K.A.T.E.S.A.N., 2009. Antimicrobial and mutagenic properties of the root tubers of Gloriosa superba Linn.(Kalihari). Botany, 41(1), pp.293-299.

8. Yadav, K., Aggarwal, A. and Singh, N., 2012. Actions for ex situ conservation of Gloriosa superba L.-an endangered ornamental come medicinal plant. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 15(4), pp.297-303.

9. Arumugam, A. and Gopinath, K., 2012. In vitro micropropagation using corm bud explants: an endangered medicinal plant of Gloriosa superba L. Asian J. Biotechnol, 4(3), pp.120-128.

10. Ayyanar, M. and Ignacimuthu, S., 2005. Medicinal plants used by the tribals of Tirunelveli hills, Tamil Nadu to treat poisonous bites and skin diseases.

11. John, J.C., Fernandes, J., Nandgude, T., Niphade, S.R., Savla, A. and Deshmukh, P.T., 2009. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the hydroalcoholic extract from Gloriosa superba Linn. International Journal of Green Pharmacy (IJGP), 3(3).

12. Ade, R. and Rai, M.K., 2009. Current Advances in Gloriosa superba L. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 10(4).

13. Mathur, A., Verma, S.K., Singh, S.K., Mathur, D., Prasad, G.B.K.S. and Dua, V.K., 2011. Investigation of anti-inflammatory properties of Swertia chirayta and Gloriosa superba. Recent Research in Science and technology, 3(3).

14. Budhiraja, A., Nepali, K., Sapra, S., Gupta, S., Kumar, S. and Dhar, K.L., 2013. Bioactive metabolites from an endophytic fungus of Aspergillus species isolated from seeds of Gloriosa superba Linn. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 22(1), pp.323-329.

15. Gupta, L.M. and Raina, R., 1998. Side effects of some medicinal plants. Current Science, 75(9), pp.897-900.

16. Pattanaik, C., Reddy, C.S. and Murthy, M.S.R., 2008. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the Didayi tribe of Malkangiri district of Orissa, India. Fitoterapia, 79(1), pp.67-71.

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[KappaPune]

Today while hiking I found this interesting flower and landed here during google search.
I was so compelled to go and pluck the flower when I saw it first but then controlled myself and just clicked few photos of it for more research.
Thanks a lot for more info. 🙏

[shahenazsiddiqui]

I'm an ayurvedic student
And i love your content

[deeptiindalkar.]

Thanks for giving this useful information 👍

[Lillyanne]

What an amazingly fun job! Just found you today Gus and look forward to watching more of your work. Thanks for sharing. Do you need any help?

[savithridevis]

I am from Kerala, India 🇮🇳. Here, the land of Ayurvedic medicine. Yes, the plant is used as a medical one. The plant is toxic in nature. But, when it comes to a medicine, is better for health. When, the snake bites this plant is used 🙏🏾

[savithridevis]

Medicine for leprosy, Cancer, scorpion bite etc 👍

[elvissiyamba]

How do you take toxins from it to use it as medicine?