Flame lily / Fire lily (Gloriosa superba) / Karthigai poo

Gloriosa superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae.

Its rhizomes are used as a tonic, anti-periodic, anti-helminthic and also against snake bites and scorpion stings.

It is used in local applications against parasitic skin diseases and as a cataplasm in urological pains.

The drug is sometimes used for promoting labour pains and conversely also as an abortifacient.

It is considered useful in colic, chronic ulcers, piles(haemorrhoids) and gonorrhoea.