Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium)
Lilium lancifolium, a lily native to Asia and the Russian far east, is an herbaceous flowering plant that starts from a bulb. It is also now established in eastern North America and has many successful varieties. It is distinguished by a bright orange flower with dark spots on petals that curl back to the base, and the dark, reproductive bulbils that grow at the base of its leaves. The bulbs generate clones of the plant they come from. Historically prized in the east for its edible bulbs, it is used as an ornamental garden plant in the west. A variety of extracts from Tiger Lily bulbs are being investigated for cancer cell suppression, promotion of beneficial gut biome, as well as the treatment of the effects of menopause, depression, and inflammation. (Lim, 2014)
Latest Research
- Structurally diverse steroidal saponins from the bulbs of Lilium lancifolium Thunb. and their neuroprotective activities
by Yu-Meng Luo on July 15, 2026 at 10:00 amEleven undescribed steroidal saponins (1-11) and seven known steroidal saponins (12-18) were isolated from the bulbs of Lilium lancifolium Thunb. Their structures with absolute configurations were deduced from spectroscopic data, acidic hydrolysis, and comparison with reported compounds. Biological evaluations of neuroprotective activities of these compounds were carried out in vitro. Compounds 1-2, 5-7, 10, 13, and 18 demonstrated significant neuroprotective activity at a concentration of 20…
- The hypoglycemic metabolites and potential mechanisms of Lilium lancifolium (Juandan lily)by Qinxuan Wu on June 24, 2026 at 10:00 am
In Chinese folk medicine, lily bulbs have traditionally been used to help lower blood glucose levels. Numerous studies have demonstrated that extracts from lily bulbs possess significant hypoglycemic activity. However, the specific active metabolites and their underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study first evaluated the hypoglycemic activities of extracts from four common lily species: Lilium lancifolium Thunb (Juandan lily), Lilium davidii var. Unicolor (Lanzhou lily), Lilium brownii…
- Exploring the immunomodulatory potential of Lilium lancifolium in pneumonia: a combined study of network pharmacology, molecular docking, and in vitro experimentsby Dan Li on June 20, 2026 at 10:00 am
Pneumonia remains a major global health challenge characterized by excessive inflammation and immune imbalance. Lilium lancifolium, a traditional medicinal plant with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties, may have therapeutic potential. This study aimed to explore its potential targets and pathways in pneumonia. Active compounds of Lilium lancifolium were screened via TCMSP and SwissTargetPrediction, and intersected with pneumonia-related genes retrieved from the GeneCards database….
- Integrated MALDI-MSI and UHPLC-OE-MS for Spatial Visualization and Biosynthetic Pathway Elucidation of Bioactive Metabolites in Lilium lancifolium Thunbby Qibo Deng on June 12, 2026 at 10:00 am
Lilium lancifolium Thunb. is an important economic crop widely cultivated and traded across Asia and has significant pharmacological activity. Despite decades of research on their chemical composition, the spatial distribution patterns of characteristic secondary metabolites within the bulbs remain poorly understood. In this study, we used matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) technology to characterize and spatially visualize multiple metabolites…
- LlR3MYB-mediated flavonoid biosynthesis confers cold stress tolerance in Lilium lancifolium through the LlDREB-LlCHS2 regulatory cascadeby Yubing Yong on June 11, 2026 at 10:00 am
Lilies (Lilium spp.) are globally important ornamental crops which are constrained by their narrow thermal tolerance range. However, tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium), a wild lily species, exhibits remarkable cold tolerance. Based on our previous findings, we proposed that LlR3MYB, an R3-MYB transcription factor (TF), confers cold tolerance via transcriptional regulation of flavonoid metabolism in tiger lily. Here, we revealed that LlR3MYB represents a unique CPC-type R3-MYB TF exhibiting a…
References
Lim, T. K. (2014). Lilium lancifolium. In Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Volume 8, Flowers (pp. 215-220). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.