The Gloriosa Superba is a native of the forests of India. It appears during the rainy season in West Bengal, and is one of the most ornamental plants any country can boast of. Its bulb is one of the seven minor poisons of Sanskrit writers. The plant is rich in chemical components like alkaloid.

Dose of Glory Lily in Medicine
One of its Sanskrit synonyms is "Garbhaghatini" or the drug that causes abortion. The root, powdered and reduced to a paste, is applied to the navel, supra-pubic region and vagina with the object of promoting labour pains. In retained placenta, a paste of root is applied to the palm and soles, while powdered nigella seeds and long pepper are given internally with wine. This root enters into the composition of some complex prescriptions for internal, use, as for example the Langali Gutika described in the Bhavaprakasa.

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