Gloriosa superba Kalihari Langali | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Gloriosa superba L.

Scientific Name and Description

Gloriosa superba L.

Herb Family

Liliaceae

Plant type

Creeper

Plant Synonyms

Eugone superba (L.) Salisb.
Gloriosa angulata Schumach.
Gloriosa cirrhifolia Stokes
Gloriosa doniana Schult. & Schult.f.
Gloriosa nepalensis G.Don
Gloriosa rockefelleriana Stehlé & M.Stehlé
Gloriosa rothschildiana O'Brien
Gloriosa verschuurii Hoog
Methonica doniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kunth
Methonica gloriosa Salisb.
Methonica superba (L.) Crantz

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	climbing lily, flame lily, glory lily
Hindi	Agni Keli, bachnag, carrihari, kalhar, kaligari, kalihari, kalihari sans.n. langalie, kariari, karihari, karkari, karlari, kathari, kulhari, lakya, lalukhri, langali, langli, langlya, languli,
Kannada	aghni shikhe, aginsikhe, agni sikhe, agnisikhe, akka thangi balli, akkatangaballi, balipaapu, balipapu, bennebidiru, chavathi hoo, chowthi hoo, gowri gadde, huliyuguru, indrana gedde, jokumaarana balli, kandi kannina gadde, karadekannu, karadi kannina gedde, karadikanninagadde, kenchan daapu, kenkannadapu, koli kutumana gedde, kolikuttuma, kolikutuma, kolikutumana balli, kolikutumana gedde, naagaleekana gedde, naangalika, naangulika, nangulika, onapoo, onapu, shishira rakthaballi, shivaraktiballi, shivashakthi, shivashakti, sivaraktaballi, sivaraktiballi, sivasaktiballi, totil, wanahavu
Malayalam	kandal, kantal, kithonni, macttoennui, malattamara, manthori-kizhangu, melloni, mendoni, mentonni, mettonni, ventoni
Marathi	Langli, bach-nag, bachnag, indai, kala-lavi, kalalaavi, kallavi, karianag, khadyanag, nagakaria, nagarika, nagkaria, vagh-batasko, vaghahyo-davlyo arti,
Sanskrit	Kanchanara agnijvala, agnimukhi, agnisikha, agnisikkha, ahijihoa, amrita, ananta, dipta, ga pushpasaurabha, garbhagatini, garbhanut, garbhapatani, garbhapatini, garbhhaghhatini, hali, halini, haripriya, hiranyapuspi, indrapushpika, indrapuspi, kalihari, kalikari, kalikarika, kanakapuspi, kandali, langala, langalahvaya, langalaka, langalakhya, langalaki, langali, langalika, langaliki, languli, nakta, rbhanuta, shakrapushpi, sikkhajihoa, sukrapushpika, svarnapushpa, vanhivaktra, visalya, vishalya, vranahrita, vudyutajvala,
Tamil	akkinichilam, alalavayiram, anantai, anaravam, anaravan, anarvan, ancanala , centonri, cevakanar kilanku, cevakanputu, chevaganar-kizhangu, cikappukkantal, civacaktivalli, civanarkilanku, civappukkantal, ilangali, ilankali, intuputpikam, iradi, irati , iratiputam, irumbu, irumpu, irumputu, itankali k kilanku, kaanthal kizhangu, kai,kairam, kalaippaik-kizhangu, kalapai-k-kilanku, kalapai-kilang, kalappai kizhangu, kalappai-k-kilanku, kalappaikizhangu, kalappaikkilangu, kalappaikkilanku, kalappaikkilankucceti, kalappakilangu, kalappankizhangu kaanthal, kalippaikizhangu, kandal, kannovu, kannovuppuntu, kannuvelli, kantakkilanku, kantal, kantavacikaram, kantavacikarappu, karltigaikkilangu, karthigai kilang, kartikkai-kizhangu, karttikai, karttikai-k-kilanku, karttikaik-kizhangu, karttikaippu, kodai, kotai, kurincippu, kurutikkantal, milankali 1, milankili, nabhikkodi, nalavitatatcani, napikkoti, navikkilanku, naviyam, nayani, nerivitam, parai, parparai, tiptam, tonri, totti, turrukkatu, vellai-nabhi, ven thondri, venton rikkilanku, ventonri
Telugu	adavi nabhi, adavi-nabhi, adaviabhi, adavinaabhi, adavinabhhi, adavinabhi, adavinabi, agni sikha, agni-shikha, agnishikha, agnisikha, agnisikhha, deyyapu mokka, deyyapu poola chettu, ganjeri, kalaga puvvu, kalapagadda, kalapangadda, kalappa-gadda, kandiakoti aaku, kannu nopi mokka, laangali, langali, nabhi, posalapoligodi gadda, pothi, poththinabhi, potti dumpa, potti nabhi, potti-dumpa, pottidumpa, pottinaabhhi, pottinabhi, pottudumpa, vasa naabhi
Tibetan	la nga la (p), la nga li
Urdu	kanol, kulhar
common names	Climbing Lily, flame lily,creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, fire lily.

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Fruits

Seeds

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Antidote for : Snake bite and scorpion sting

Part used : Tuber

Formulations and application : Tuberous root paste is applied externally as an antidote for snake bite and scorpion sting to relieve pain and poison

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Botanical name : Gloriosa superba L

Family : Colchicaceae

Part used : Tuber

Antidote for : Snake bite and scorpion sting

Formulations and application : Tuberous root paste is applied externally as an antidote for snake bite and scorpion sting to relieve pain and poison

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Gloriosa superba L. Kalihari Liliaceae Mumps, diphtheria, & abortifacient

Gloriosa superba L. Potti dumpa Colchicaceae Tuber Abortion

Gloriosa superba L

Habit -Climber

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -Asthma; sinusitis; problems during delivery; snake bite; aphrodisiac; abortion; leprosy; cancer; skin disease; gonorrhea; rheumatism; labour pain; larvicide; insecticidal; wormicida

Treatment -General; pregnant women

References -Dey and De 2012, Jain 2004, Lingaraju et al. 2013