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Liliaceae

Medical Definition: A monocot family within the order Liliales. This family is divided by some botanists into subfamilies such as Convallariaceae and Hyacinthaceae. Members include many common garden plants such as the lily, ONION; ALOE; and COLCHICUM.
Guide Notes: prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM
Also Called: Bulbine,Clivia,Colchicaceae,Convallariaceae,Galtonia,Asparagaceae,Hippeastrum,Hyacinthaceae,Muscari,Cyrtanthus,Zephyranthes
Liliaceae Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Allium - A genus of the plant family Liliaceae (sometimes classified as Alliaceae) in the order Liliales. Many produce pungent, often bacteriostatic and physiologically active compounds and are used as food, condiment, and medicament, the latter in traditional medicine.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Alstroemeria - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain allergens, tuliposide A and tulipalin A.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Anemarrhena - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain anemarans (POLYSACCHARIDES), hinokiresinol, mangiferin (a xanthone), and timosaponin (a steroidal saponin).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Asparagus Plant - A plant genus in the family LILIACEAE (sometimes placed in Asparagaceae) that contains ECDYSTEROIDS and is an ingredient of Siotone. The shoots are used as a vegetable and the roots are used in FOLK MEDICINE.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Camassia - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains steroidal SAPONINS and should not be confused with Death Camas (ZIGADENUS).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Colchicum - A genus of poisonous, liliaceous plants. The roots (corms) of Colchicum autumnale, the fall crocus or meadow saffron, yield COLCHICINE, which is used as a biochemical tool and to treat gout. Other members of this genus yield saffron dye, flavoring agents, and aromatics.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Convallaria - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Cordyline - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains spirostanol & furostanol SAPONINS.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Crinum - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains ALKALOIDS.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Curculigo - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains curculin and cycloartane saponins.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Dracaena - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. The common name of "dragon's blood" is also used for CROTON and Daemonorops (PALMAE).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Fritillaria - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members of this genus produce imperialine, a steroidal alkaloid which acts at muscarinic receptors.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Galanthus - A plant genus in the family LILIACEAE (sometimes classified as Amaryllidaceae). Galanthus nivalis L. is the source of GALANTHAMINE.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hemerocallis - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain steroidal saponins.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hosta - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain steroidal saponins.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hyacinthus - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Do not confuse with water hyacinth (EICHHORNIA).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hypoxis - Hypoxis is a plant genus in the family LILIACEAE (sometimes classified as Hypoxidaceae).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Lilium - A plant genus in the family LILIACEAE generally growing in temperate areas. The word lily is also used in the common names of many plants of other genera that resemble true lilies. True lilies are erect perennial plants with leafy stems, scaly bulbs, usually narrow leaves, and solitary or clustered flowers.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Liriope Plant - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain ruscogenin. Do not confuse with the Liriope jellyfish (CNIDARIA).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Lycoris - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain radiatine, vittatine, haemanthamine, lycorenine, dihydrolycorine, lycorine, lycoricidinol and lycoricidine.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Narcissus - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain ungiminorine and LECTINS.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Ophiopogon - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain steroidal glycosides and provide an ingredient of shengmaisan (DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Ornithogalum - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains cholestane glycosides (CHOLESTANES).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Polygonatum - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain benzoquinones, steroidal saponin, and ribosome-inactivating proteins.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Ruscus - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. This should not be confused with Broom or Scotch Broom (CYTISUS) or Desert Broom (BACCHARIS) or Spanish Broom (SPARTIUM) or Brome (BROMUS).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Sansevieria - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains steroidal saponins.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Scilla - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain the cardiotonic PROSCILLARIDIN. The common name of squill is also used for URGINEA.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Smilacina - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. The cluster of flowers at the end of the stalk distinguishes this plant from "true" Solomon's seal (POLYGONATUM), which has flowers that grow along the stem.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Trillium - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that is a short plant with a distinct whorl of 3 broad leaves.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Tulipa - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. Members contain tuliposides and tulipalins and have been associated with allergic contact dermatitis in florists.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Urginea - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains bufadienolides (BUFANOLIDES). The common name of squill is also used for SCILLA.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Veratrum - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE with roots that contain VERATRUM ALKALOIDS used as emetics, parasiticides, antihypertensives. It is the main ingredient of Boicil.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Zigadenus - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that is fatally toxic to grazing animals. The name is similar to another plant called Camas (CAMASSIA).

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