Stem plant
Convallariaceae, lily of the valley.
Medicinal drug
Convallariae herba – lily of the valley herb: the aerial parts of the L. collected at flowering time (PH 4) – no longer officinal.
Preparations
Discontinued powder
Ingredients
Cardiac glycosides of the cardenolide type: convallatoxin.
Effects
- Positively inotropic
- Diuretic: natriuretic, kaliuretic
- Economizes the work of the heart
Fields of application
- Heart failure
- Alternative medicine
Contraindications
Therapy with digitalis glycosides, hypokalemia.
Interactions
Quinidine, calcium, saluretics, laxatives, long-term glucocorticoid therapy.
