Tamil Nadu flower senganthal helps beat gout
Ooty: Gloriosa lily (senganthal poo in Tamil), the state flower of Tamil Nadu, which is otherwise called glory lily and tiger claw flower, has begun to bloom in good Numbers in the jungles around Gudalur.
While the status it enjoys reflected in its beauty and importance, the botanists and greens vouch that the government should take up for commercial cultivation of this glorious flower as its alkaloids and related derivatives are not only used to treat diseases like gout, but also fetch premium price in the medicinal market.
S. Sivasubramaniam, president of the Pandalur-based Centre for Consumer Human Resource and Environment Protection, said the bloom of Gloriosa Lily in the jungles brought colors to the hills especially as they were getting ready for the autumn tourist season.
“Glory Lily is a spectacular flower. While they are buds the pale green petals face downward. As the blossom, the petals elongate and wrinkle and gradually arch backward with brilliant colors that give the flower an extraordinary look and charm. The agro-climatic conditions in the Gudalur belt, in Nilgiris, are very suitable for these flowers,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr.S.Rajan, a renowned botanist here and senior scientist at the Central Homeopathic Medicinal Plants Survey and Collection Unit, said Gloriosa Lily and its plant as a whole was known for its colchicines, a natural chemical compound which was still very useful in treating gout and rheumatic disorders.
This plant is grown for commercial purpose in some districts in Tamil Nadu. In Nilgiris, so far there is no record of commercial cultivation. But, it can be initiated. Some tribes are known to use the tubers of this plant to use it as Emetic agent, he added.
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