Stem plant
Hyacinthaceae, sea onion.
Medicinal drug
Scillae bulbus – sea onion: the dried medium fleshy leaf of the onion cut into strips by L. Baker of the white onion variety (PH 4) – no longer officinal. According to PH 5 to be dried at 40-50°C.
Preparations
The old pharmacopoeias contained some preparations, e.g. Scillae extractum.
Ingredients
Cardiac glycosides: bufadienolides: scilla glycosides: scillaren A, proscillaridin.
Effects
- Positively inotropic
- Negative chronotropic
- Negative dromotropic
- Positive bathmotropic
Fields of application
Heart failure, in the case of reduced renal output.
Dosage
In finished drug products, adjusted powder. Rarely used today.
Contraindications
Therapy with digitalis glycosides, hypokalemia.
Interactions
Quinidine, calcium, saluretics, laxatives, glucocorticoids.
Adverse effects
Nausea, vomiting, gastric distress, diarrhea, irregular pulse.