Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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LILY OF THE VALLEY (Convallaria majalis L.) X

Activities (Lily of the Valley) — Antiseptic (1; PNC); Cardiotonic (1; CRC; KOM; PNC); Diuretic

(1; CRC; FAD; PH2); Emetic (f; CRC; EFS; FAD); Fungicide (1; PNC); Hypotensive (2; KOM);

Kaliuretic (2; KOM); Natriuretic (2; KOM; PH2); Negative Chronotropic (2; PH2); Negative

Dromotropic (2; PH2); Nervine (f; CRC; EFS); Positive Bathmotropic (2; PH2); Positive Inotropic

(2; KOM; PH2); Toxic (2; PHR); Vasoconstrictor (1; PHR; PH2); Venotonic (2; KOM).

Indications (Lily of the Valley) — Angina pectoris (f; CRC); Apoplexy (f; CRC); Arrhythmia (2;

CRC; KOM; PH2); Bladder Stone (2; PHR); Burn (f; FAD); Cardiac Deficiency (due to old age)

(2; KOM); Cardiac Insufficiency (f; CRC; PH2); Childbirth (f; PH2); Conjunctivosis (f; PHR; PH2);

Convulsion (f; CRC); Cor pulmonale (f; KOM; PH2); Dropsy (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Epilepsy (f;

CRC; PHR; PH2); Fever (f; CRC; FAD); Fungus (1; PNC); Heart (f; CRC); High Blood Pressure

(2; KOM); Infection (1; PNC); Kidney Stone (2; PHR); Leprosy (f; PHR; PH2); Mild Cardiac

Insufficiency (2; KOM; PHR); Mycosis (1; PNC); Nervousness (2; PHR; PH2); Palsy (f; CRC);

Paralysis (f; PHR; PH2); Rheumatism (f; CRC); Sprain (f; CRC); Stroke (f; PHR; PH2); UTI (2;

CRC; PHR); Venosis (2; PHR); Vertigo (f; CRC); Water Retention (1; CRC; FAD; PH2).

Dosages (Lily of the Valley) — 0.6 g standardized herb powder (KOM); 0.3–0.6 ml liquid herb

extract (PNC); 0.3–1.2 ml herb tincture (PNC); effective dose of convallotoxin (sic) = 0.4–0.6 mg,

the prepared dose 0.2–0.3 mg, iv (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Lily of the Valley) — Not covered (AHP).

“Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Commission E reports