| Botanical Name |
Gloriosa Superba |
| Common Name |
Kalihari |
| Family |
Liliaceae |
| Part-Used |
Rhizome and Leaves |
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Description:
Throughout India up to 1800m. in low forest.
Active Compounds:
Seed contain high level of colchicines .
Medicinal Properties:
tuber is pungent, bitter, acrid, heating, anthemirtic, laxative, alexiteric, abortifacient.
Uses:
useful in ulcers, leprosy, piles, inflammations, abdominal pains, itching, leprosy, dyspepsia, helminthiasis, thirst etc. 
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