Lilium candidum

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Lilium candidum L.

Flora Palaestina Ethnobotany

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Liliaceae

  • Madonna Lily
  • White Lily
  • shoshan tzakhor
  • שׁוֹשַׁן צָחֹר
  • zanbaq زنبق

Geophyte

  •  Hard rock outcrops
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

Lilium candidum L.

System/State Traditional
Complaint/Use
Activity / Interpretation
Traditional
Preparation/ Administration
Parts Used
Source
Venoms, Bites & Stings

Bee sting

Ant-venom

Extract juice from fleshy aerial parts & apply to affected area.

Aerial parts B

Notes

Cautions

Lilium genus has some species in which the bulb is reported to contain steroidal saponins & steroidal alkaloids. A protein with strong mitogenic acitvity has been isolated from the bulb.

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