Convallaria majalis

Common Name: Lilly of the Valley herb


Tincture: (1:5 @ 40%). Using a fluid extract 1:1.


Purposes:   (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)

anginaStress.
bradycardia
heartHeart failure and oedema, insufficiency, angina.
oedemaSwollen ankles and legs.


Used In:    (See Formulas)


Properties:   

Diuretic                                  
Hypoglycaemic                        


Contraindication(s):   Practitioner only.


Clinical:     3 ml per 100 ml tincture.

Clinicals:    

bradycardia                            
PULMONARY OEDEMA                  
tachycardia                            


Constituents:   

Asparagin
Cardioactive glycosides. Including convallatoxin, convalloside, convallatoxol, convallatoxoloside, convallarin, convallamarin.
Flavonoids. Including quercetin (vasotonic; also in Onions), kaempferol, luteolin, apigenin, isorhamnetin, chrysoeriol.
SaponinConvallamarine.


Materia Medica:    (See Materia Medica.)

Cardiac tonicsCARDIO_VASCULAR SYSTEM
HypotensivesCARDIO_VASCULAR SYSTEM


 

 

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