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A TOXICOLOGICAL REVIEW ON UPAVISHA ‘KALIHARI’ (GLORIOSA SUPERBA)

Dr. Parmeshwar Pralhad Raut and Dr. Rakesh Ashok Bhongade

ABSTRACT

Kalihari (Gloriosa Superba) is included in Sthavar upavisha by Rasatarangini and Kanda Visha by Sushruta. It is described in Guduchyadi Varga in Bhavprakash Nighantu. This elegant climbing plant is common in Bengal and in low jungle throughout India, belongs to family Liliaceae. It is a climber with very attractive or glorious flower hence the name as such. The entire plant is poisonous; especially the tubers (Kanda) are extremely poisonous. The toxic properties of the plant are essentially due to highly active alkaloid Colchicines. The poisoning is mostly accidental. Kalihari also having therapeutic use The tuber possess abortificient stimulant and anthelmintic properties it is used to treat leprosy. Hence in this article various toxicological aspect of Kalihari along with these therapeutic usases, fatal dose, fatal period and medicolegal importance is described.

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