Niyangala (Gloriosa Superba) Poisoning Complicated with SIADH

Case of Poisoning by Gloriosa Superba

GLORIOSA SUPERBA. By Hem Chunder Bhuttaciiarjee, M.B. Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Baraitch. GrLOMOSA SUPERBA, a handsome climbing plant of the natural order Lilliaceae, is widely distributed throughout the greater portion of India. In Bengal it is called ugni shiJcha,; in Northern India it is known by the names of Jcureearee and singia. The root is generally used for purposes of poisoning ; it resem...

Toxic encephalopathy due to colchicine--Gloriosa superba poisoning.

Gloriosa superba, a flowering plant widespread in South and Southeast Asia, is implicated in many cases of self-poisoning. Colchicine is concentrated in the seeds and tubers and this mediates its toxicity. We describe a 28-year-old woman who developed delayed encephalopathy after eating G superba tubers. MR scan of brain showed bilateral symmetrical T2 basal ganglia hyperintensities in the caud...

Anagen effluvium secondary to Gloriosa superba ingestion.

Anagen effluvium, the shedding of anagen hair, leads to diffuse non-scarring alopecia. We report two cases of anagen effluvium in the same family secondary to the ingestion of tubers of Gloriosa superba, which contains the antimitotic alkaloid colchicine. Both patients developed anagen effluvium and gastroenteritis 1-2 weeks after consuming the tubers. In addition, one of them had bicytopenia, ...

Acute fulminant hepatic failure due to colchicine – a rare manifestation of Gloriosa superba poisoning.

Colchicine cardiotoxicity following ingestion of Gloriosa superba tubers.

The clinical features of colchicine toxicity in a patient following ingestion of Gloriosa superba tubers are described. Gastroenteritis, acute renal failure, cardiotoxicity and haematological abnormalities were the main toxic manifestations. There was no hypotension and no neurological manifestations. Electrocardiographic changes were noteworthy and have not been reported previously.

Phytochemical Screening of Gloriosa superba L. - from different Geographical Positions

Gloriosa superba Linn. is one of the important medicinal plant now in endangered list. This plant is widely used for several ethano-medicinal purposes by tribal peoples and traditional practitioners. Seeds and tubers contain valuale alkaloids viz., colchine and colchicoside as the major constituents, which are used an antidote for snake bites, gout and rheumatism. Present study was to evaluate ...