Glory lily
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| Gloriosa superba L. Photo by Phúc Trương |
General poisoning notes:
Glory lily (Gloriosa
superba) is a rarely grown indoor ornamental vine best suited to
greenhouses. Ingesting the tubers causes severe poisoning in humans. The plant
contains two alkaloids, including colchicine, which cause severe gastroenteritis,
vomiting, and possible unconciousness. Severe hair loss is a consistent symptom
of colchicine poisoning. Complete recovery is slow (Gooneratne 1966, Angunawela
and Fernando 1971, Lampe and McCann 1985).
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Gloriosa superba L.
Vernacular
name(s): glory lily
Scientific family
name: Liliaceae
Vernacular family
name: lily
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Toxic parts:
Tubers
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
Two alkaloids,
colchicine and gloriosine, are found in the tubers of glory lily. In one case,
a young women ingested 125 g of tubers containing 0.3% colchicine. She ingested
the equivalent of 350 mg of colchicine and within 2 h she was vomiting,
becoming unconscious by the next day (Gooneratne 1966).
Toxic plant chemicals:
Colchicine, gloriosine
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an
animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993)
contained no detailed explanation.
Humans
General symptoms of
poisoning:
Alopecia,
dehydration, diarrhea, hemoglobinuria, unconsciousness, vomiting, weakness.
Notes on poisoning:
Ingesting the
tubers causes severe vomiting, abdominal pain, severe and bloody diarrhea,
vaginal bleeding, weakness, and retention of urine and waste. Swelling of the
lower or upper limbs may occur. Partial to complete hair loss occurs, sometimes
on all parts of the body. Recover is slow, because colchicine is slowly
secreted from the system. Treatment includes fluid retention, monitoring of
renal function and blood pressure, and treatment for diarrhea (Gooneratne 1966,
Angunawela and Fernando 1971, Lampe and McCann 1985).
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