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Ethnobotanical Plant Gloriosa superba

Common Name
Ulatchandral; Langalika; Dorng Dueng; Kembang Djonggrang; Turk'S Cap; Glory Lily; Buch Nak Hindi; Superbe De Malabar; Superba Del Malabar; Lirio De Malabar; Kalihari; Malabarische Methonika

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient India Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient India Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Anodyne India Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide India Duke, 1992 *
Bile Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bite(Snake) India Duke, 1992 *
Cancer Thailand Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Canicide Malaysia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cholagogue German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Colic India Duke, 1992 *
Colic Hindu Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Erysipelas India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Homicide Africa Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Labor India Duke, 1992 *
Labor India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Laxative Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Leprosy Hindu Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Malaria English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.