Pancratium

author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, H. A. Elgindi and Ibrahim A. El-Garf

description

family name

AMARYLLIDACEAE

Species count in Egypt

represented in egypt with 4 Species

  1. Alkalolids
  2. Other Secondary Metabolites

Some Pancratium species are used traditionally around the world to treat cancer(Hartwell, 1967; Ioset et al., 2001).
Pancratium zeylanicum bulb, macerated with ghee isapplied externally to promote suppuration of boils (Amarasekara and Gottlieb, 1993).

location

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