Tulipa gesneriana Health Dictionary

Linn.

Family: Liliaceae.

Habitat: Western Himalayas at altitudes of 1,500-2,400 m.

English: Common Garden Tulip, Late Tulip. Tulip tree is equated with Liriodendron tulipifera.

Unani: Tulipa stellata Hook bulbs are wrongly equated with Suranjaan of Unani medicine. Colchicum luteum Baker is the source of Suranjaan Talkh (bitter), and Merendera persica of Suranjaan Shireen (sweet).

Folk: Tulip.

Action: Bulbs—mitogenic (TG lectin-erythrocyte, and TG lectin- yeast).

A cardiotoxic alkaloid has been reported from the leaves. Antibiotic D-glucosides (tuliposides), inhibit the growth of Bacillus subtilis, have been isolated from pistils, stalks and leaves.