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Gruenwald cites this under Drimia maritima in edition 1, under this name in edition 2. HH2
maintains separate entries for U. indica (Roxb.) Kunth and U. maritima, a practice I follow, so far
resisting the temptation to aggregate.
Activities (Squill) — Anticancer (1; CRC); Cardiotonic (f; CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC); Emetic (f;
CRC); Expectorant (f; CRC); Hypotensive (2; KOM); Negative Chronotropic (2; KOM); Poison
(f; CRC); Positive Inotropic (2; KOM); Rodenticide (1; CRC).
Indications (Squill) — Adenopathy (f; CRC; JLH); Arrhythmia (2; CRC; PHR); Asthma (f; CRC);
Bronchosis (f; CRC); Bruise (f; CRC); Burn (f; CRC); Callus (f; CRC); Cancer (1; CRC); Cancer,
eye (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, liver (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, parotid (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, spleen
(f; CRC; JLH); Cardiac Insufficiency (2; KOM); Catarrh (f; CRC); Congestion (f; CRC); Corn (f;
CRC); Cough (f; CRC); Croup (f; CRC); Dandruff (f; CRC); Edema (f; CRC); Felon (f; CRC);
Gas (f; CRC); Heart (f; CRC); High Blood Pressure (2; KOM); Induration (f; CRC); Kidney
Insufficiency (2; KOM); Nephrosis (f; CRC); Nervous Cardiopathy (2; PHR); Pertussis (f; CRC);
Seborrhea (f; CRC); Sore (f; CRC); Stomachache (f; CRC); Tumor (f; CRC); Varicosis (2; PHR);
Wart (f; CRC); Water Retention (f; CRC); Wound (f; CRC).
Dosages (Squill) — 0.1–0.5 g StX sea onion powder (2; KOM).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Squill) — Commission E reports contraindi-
cations: potassium deficiency, and therapy with digitalis glycosides; adverse effects: diarrhea,
gastrosis, irregular pulse, nausea, and vomiting; and interactions with other drugs: potentiation of
calcium, cardiac glycosides, extended glucocorticoid therapy, laxatives, quinidine, and saluretics
(AEH; KOM). I thought that was a pretty big dose of Commission E, but here’s what Gruenwald
has to say: Should not be used in 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular blocks, carotid sinus syndrome,
hypercalcemia, hypokalemia, hypertropic cardiomyopathy, thoracic aortic aneurysm, ventricular
tachycardia, and WPW Syndrome (PHR).SQUIRREL-CORN (Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp.) +Synonym: Corydalis canadensis Goldie.
Some Europeans (e.g., EFS) aggregate D. canadensis and D. cucullaria (L.) Bernh. Their chemicals
and activities seem thus to be rather interchangeable. I’ll not recommend either, though I don’t feel
they are a serious hazard.
Activities (Squirrel-Corn) — Alterative (f; EFS); Antispasmodic (f; HHB); Bitter (1; PH2); CNS
Depressant (1; FAD); Diaphoretic (f; FAD); Diuretic (1; EFS; FAD; HHB; PH2); GABA Antagonist
(1; PH2); Spasmogenic (1; PH2); Tonic (1; EFS; HHB; PH2); Toxic (1; FAD; PH2).
Indications (Squirrel-Corn) — Cancer (f; JLH); Cramp (f; HHB); Dermatosis (f; FAD; PH2);
Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Fever (f; FAD); Paralysis (f; FAD); Rash (f; PH2);
Syphilis (f; EFS; HHB; PH2); Tremor (f; FAD); Urethrosis (f; PH2); UTI (f; PH2); VD (f; PH2);
Water Retention (1; EFS; FAD; HHB; PH2).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Squirrel-Corn) — Not covered (AHP;
KOM). None recorded at proper dosage (not given) (PH2). Bicuculline could cause poisoning
in high doses (PH2).STAR ANISE (Illicium verum Hook. f.) ++ (raised from CRC)Activities (Star Anise) — Allergenic (1; LAF); Analgesic (f; CRC; EFS); Antibacterial (1; APA);
Antiseptic (f; CRC); Antispasmodic (2; DEP; KOM; LAF; PH2); Bronchosecretolytic (2; KOM);