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Botanical Name: Lilium tigrinum
Family: N.O. Liliaceae
Synonyms: Lilium tigrinum – Ker-Gawl
Other Name: Lilium lancifolium – Thunb.
Parts Used:  Leaves, stalks, flowers, collected when the plant is in full maturity.
Habitat: E. Asia – China, Japan, Korea. Long cultivated and not known in a truly wild situation, though it can naturalise in woodlands. Possibly of hybrid origin involving L. leichtlinii and L. maculatum. Woodland Garden; Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;
Description: Growing to 4 feet tall and bearing multiple flowers, the tiger lily gets its name for its orange colored flowers marked with black. A natural hybrid, the tiger lily forms bulbils in the axils of its leaves (sterile triploid). Where the madonna lily does well in alkaline soil, the tiger lily prefers acidic soil. Locate in full sun with protection from hot afternoon sun so that flowers last longer. Deadhead spent flowers, but wait until stems and leaves turn yellow to cut back to within a few inches of the ground. Spring and fall are the best time to transplant, even though they can be transplanted any time. Provide ample moisture while flowering, but can take periods of drought otherwise.

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It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower from August to September,the bloom is orange colour and spotted. The upper leaves cordate and oval. It does not ripen seed in this country, but is propagated from the bulbils produced in the axils of the leaves which should yield flowering bulbs in three years from the time of planting. and the seeds ripen from September to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees. The plant is not self-fertile.

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The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Cultivation:
Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun[200]. Prefers a lime-free soil according to some reports, whilst one says that it succeeds in a calcareous soil[1] and another that it succeeds in ordinary garden soil. Prefers a deep acid loam. Likes a sunny position according to one report whilst others say that it is best grown in open woodland or amongst dwarf evergreen shrubs. Stem rooting, the bulbs should be planted 15 – 20cm deep. Early to mid autumn is the best time to plant out the bulbs in cool temperate areas, in warmer areas they can be planted out as late as late autumn. Plants grow well in northern gardens in Britain. A sterile triploid species, probably of hybrid origin. A very ornamental plant, it is cultivated for its edible bulb in Japan. This species tolerates virus infections, but it can transmit them to other species in this genus and so is best grown away from any of the other species. The plant should be protected against rabbits and slugs in early spring. If the shoot tip is eaten out the bulb will not grow in that year and will lose vigour.CLICK FOR MORE KNWLEDGE

Propagation
Seed – this species is completely sterile and does not produce seed. Division with care in the autumn once the leaves have died down. Replant immediately. Bulb scales can be removed from the bulbs in early autumn. If they are kept in a warm dark place in a bag of moist peat, they will produce bulblets. These bulblets can be potted up and grown on in the greenhouse until they are large enough to plant out. Bulbils – gather in late summer when they start to fall off the stems and pot up immediately. Grow on in a greenhouse until large enough to go outside. Plants can flower in three years from bulbils

Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Flowers; Root.

Bulb – cooked. Somewhat bitterish. Fairly pleasant, when properly cooked they are highly esteemed as a vegetable and somewhat resemble parsnips in flavour. The bulbs are up to 8cm in diameter. They are a good source of starch. The bulb can be dried and ground into powder. Flowers – raw or cooked. Used fresh or dried in salads, soups, rice dishes etc

Medicinal Action and Uses: Antiinflammatory; Cardiac; Carminative; Diuretic; Emmenagogue; Emollient; Expectorant; Ophthalmic; Women’s complaints.

The bulb is antiinflammatory, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient and expectorant. They are used to relieve heart diseases, pain in the cardiac region and angina pectoris. They are used in Korea to treat coughs, sore throats, palpitations and boils. The flowers are carminative. They are used to strengthen the eye-lid muscles and are commended in the treatment of myopic astigmatism. A tincture made from the flowering plant, harvested when in full flower, is used in the treatment of uterine neuralgia, congestion, irritation and the nausea of pregnancy. It relieves the bearing-down pain accompanying uterine prolapse and is an important remedy in ovarian neuralgia

A tincture is made from the fresh plant and has proved of great value in uterine-neuralgia, congestion and irritation, also in the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

It relieves the bearing down pain accompanying uterine prolapse.

It is an important remedy in ovarian neuralgia. Poisoning by the pollen of the plant has produced vomiting, drowsiness and purging.

Dosage:  1/8 to 5 drops of the tincture.

Lilium Tigrinum, Tiger Lily. The pollen and bulbs of various species of lily have long been known to be somewhat toxic. Among the aborigines and in domestic practice they have justly been esteemed as useful remedies in various uterine conditions, and so much evidence in their favor has accumulated that we will here consider the most representative agent of the class. Where uterine or ovarian engorgement or congestion gives rise to reflex neuralgias, headache, or nausea, tiger lily is a useful agent. These are chronic conditions, and the remedy must be used for several weeks at least. It gives results in proper cases combined with adequate local attention. The ec. tr. is given in I to 5 I. doses, four times a day, for two to four months. The dilutions used by the homeopaths are inadequate in practice, although their indications are quite suggestive. The physiologic action has never been adequately worked out…..Noted from :http://chestofbooks.com/health/materia-medica-drugs/A-Practitioner-Handbook-Of-Materia-Medica-and-Therapeutics/Lilium-Tigrinum-Tiger-Lily.html

Disclaimer:The information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider

Resources;

http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/l/liltig25.html

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lilium+lancifolium

http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pd_85b6.html

http://chestofbooks.com/health/materia-medica-drugs/A-Practitioner-Handbook-Of-Materia-Medica-and-Therapeutics/Lilium-Tigrinum-Tiger-Lily.html

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