Niyangala
Scientific name: Gloriosa superba
Family name: COLCHICACEAE
English name: Glory lily
Local name: Niyangala (නියඟලා)
Sanskrit name: Langalii
Conservation status: Least concerned (NCS 2012)
Description: Semi-woody, herbaceous, perennial, branching climber, reaching up to about 5 m height; 1-4 stems arise from a single V-shaped fleshy cylindrical tuber. Leaves sessile, 5-15 cm long, 4-5 cm wide. Flowers 6-10 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, bright red with yellow margins to very pale yellow forms with a mauve or purple stripe; pale white forms also ocure. Fruit 6-12 cm long, 2-2.5 cm diameter, with about 20 seeds. Seeds globose, red.
Status: Native
Edible parts: None
Ayurvedic Treatments : Ulcers
Leprosy
Piles
Inflammations
Abdominal Pains
Pruritus
Excessive Thirst
PARTS USED IN TREATMENT:
Tubers
Leaves
Flowers
RELATED MEDICINAL PROPERTIES-
Abortifacient
Laxative
Alexiteric
Anthemintic
