Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. |
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Botanical Name |
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Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. |
English
Name |
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Orange daylily |
Synonym(s) |
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Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso Regel, H. fulva var. rosea Stout, H. lilioasphodelus var. fulva L. |
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Liliaceae |
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General Info
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Plants 7–15 dm; main roots fleshy. Leaf blade yellowish green, 7–10 dm × (1–)2.5–3 cm. Scape branched, 10–20-flowered, taller than foliage. Leaves are long, grass-like, and bright green in color. Flowers are large, showy, and orange in color and may have spots or stripes. |
| Herb Effects |
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Diuretic, febrifuge, laxative; anodyne, antiemetic, antispasmodic, depurative, febrifuge and sedative (flowers); tuberculostatic (rhizome); antidote (root juice); diuretic (a tea from root). |
Pharmacology
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As a blood purifier (flowers); against the parasitic worms that cause filariasis, to treat oppilation, jaundice, constipation and pneumonia (rhizome); for cancer (root). |
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