GLORY LILY GLORIOSA SUPERBA

GLORY-LILY (Gloriosa superba L.) X

Synonym :
Clinostylis speciosa Hochst., Gloriosa abyssinica A. Rich., G. homblei De Wild., G. hybrid, G. rothschildiana O’Brien, G. simplex auct., G. speciosa (Hochst.) Engl., G. virescens Lindl.

Activities (Glory-Lily) :
Abortifacient (1; CRC; WOI); Alexeteric (f; CRC); Alterative (f; CRC); Analgesic (f; CRC); Antibacterial (1; CRC; WOI); Antiseptic (1; WOI); Antispermatogenic (1; ZUL); Aphrodisiac (f; ZUL); Candidicide (f; CRC); Cholagogue (f; CRC; EFS); Emetic (1; WOI); Emmenagogue (f; EFS); Laxative (1; CRC; EFS; WOI); Mitogenic (f; CRC); Pediculicide (1; CRC; ZUL); Poison (1; CRC); Stomachic (1; CRC; WOI); Teratogenic (1; ZUL); Tonic (1; CRC; WOI); Vermifuge (1; CRC; WOI).

Indications (Glory-Lily) :
Acne (f; ZUL); Arthrosis (1; CRC; ZUL); Ascites (f; CRC); Bacteria (1; CRC; WOI); Bite (f; CRC); Bright’s Disease (1; CRC; ZUL); Bruise (f; CRC; ZUL); Cancer (f; CRC); Candida (f; CRC); Childbirth (1; CRC; WOI); Cholera (1; CRC; ZUL); Colic (1; CRC; WOI; ZUL); Constipation (1; CRC; EFS; WOI); Dermatosis (1; CRC; WOI; ZUL); Epistaxis (f; CRC); Erysipelas (f; CRC); Gonorrhea (f; CRC; WOI); Gout (1; WOI); Guinea Worm (f; CRC); Hemorrhoid (f; CRC; WOI); Impotence (f; CRC; ZUL); Infection (1; WOI); Infertility (f; ZUL); Leprosy (f; CRC; ZUL); Lice (1; WOI); Malaria (f; CRC; ZUL); Neuralgia (1; CRC; WOI); Pain (1; CRC; WOI); Parasite (1; CRC; WOI); Rheumatism (1; WOI); Scabies (f; CRC); Snakebite (f; CRC); Sore (f; CRC); Spermatorrhea (f; CRC); Splenosis (f; CRC); Sprain (f; CRC); Syphilis (f; CRC); Tumor (f; CRC); Typhus (1; CRC; ZUL); Ulcer (1; CRC; WOI); Worm (1; CRC; WOI); Wound (1; ZUL); Yeast (f; CRC).

Dosages (Glory-Lily) :
5–10 grains vermifuge, stomachic, and tonic (WOI); larger doses toxic, possibly lethal; do not take (JAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Glory-Lily) :
Colchicine can kill (ZUL). Human deaths recorded, mistaking the bulbs for onions. Symptoms include tingling and numbness of the lips, mucous membrane irritation, severe vomiting, diarrhea, colic, hypotension, convulsions, and respiratory failure (CRC; JAD).