✈️ Scadoxus multiflorus

Traditional Herbs from Scadoxus multiflorus

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• Prepare enough fresh December flower bulbs
• Wash then grate. Apply to the injured part.

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• Take enough bulbs then wash until clean.
• Pound until into a paste.
• Stick it to the part of the body affected by the parasite.

What is Scadoxus multiflorus Looks like??

Parts of Scadoxus multiflorus that could be used

• Flower
• Pseudobulb

Scadoxus multiflorus Distribution

This plant comes from South Africa, Senegal to Somalia and the Arabian peninsula (Arabia, Saudi, Yemen, Oman). It is often planted as an ornamental plant, because it has unique flowers shaped like light bulbs and red in color. This flower is called the December flower because the flowers bloom in December. This plant also has benefits as a medicinal plant.
Agroecology of Scadoxus multiflorus
Likes loose, fertile soil, good drainage, sufficient humidity, and full sun or partial shade. Grows at an altitude of 0-1,200 m above sea level. The tubers are dormant during the dry season and during the rainy season the false stems grow.
Morphology of Scadoxus multiflorus

• Fibrous roots, cylindrical shape, white.
• Stems are round tubers, brownish green with spots. During the rainy season, false stems grow, composed of leaf stalks wrapped around each other with other leaves.
• The leaves are thin and wide, the surface is shiny, have parallel leaf veins, slightly curved, green in color.
• Compound flowers, round in shape, and red in color, measuring 15-20 cm.
• Fruits only 1 or Only 2 are formed from many series of compound flowers. They are round and oval. They are green when young and red when ripe. Each fruit consists of 1 seed.
  Cultivation of Scadoxus multiflorus
  
  • Plant propagation by seeds and tubers.
  • Tubers can be planted directly in the yard or in pots.
  
  

  Scadoxus multiflorus, more details :

  Chemical Content of Scadoxus multiflorus
  Alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, polyphenols.
  Benefits of Scadoxus multiflorus
  Malaria medicine, kills germs, medicine for burns, overcomes inflammation, antitumor, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory., �
  Simplisia of Scadoxus multiflorus
  
  • Collect the tubers then separate them from any dirt that is stuck to them.
  • Wash them thoroughly with running water.
  • Dry them in the sun for a few days to dry then blend them until they become powder.
  • Store them in a clean container.
  
  

  Another Facts for Scadoxus multiflorus :

  Synonym of Scadoxus multiflorus
  Amaryllis multiflora (Martyn) Tratt., Haemanthus multiflorus Martyn, Nerissa multiflorus (Martyn) Salisb.
  Habitus of Scadoxus multiflorus
  Herb. Annual herb, up to 60 cm high
  Habitat of Scadoxus multiflorus
  
  • Forest
  • Mountains
  • Grassland