Botanical Index No. 626

Lily Of The Valley

convallaria majalis

Medicinal Actions

Antiseptic, Cardiotonic, Diuretic, Emetic, Fungicide, Hypotensive, Kaliuretic, Natriuretic, Negative Chronotropic, Negative Dromotropic, Positive Bathmotropic, Positive Inotropic, Toxic, Venotonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Nervine Vasoconstrictor Angina pectoris Apoplexy Arrhythmia Bladder Stone Burn Cardiac Deficiency Cardiac Insufficiency Childbirth Conjunctivosis Convulsion Cor pulmonale Dropsy Epilepsy Fever Fungus Heart High Blood Pressure Infection Kidney Stone Leprosy Mild Cardiac Insufficiency Mycosis Nervousness Palsy Paralysis Rheumatism Sprain Stroke UTI Venosis Vertigo Water Retention Cardiopathy

General Dosage

0.6 g standardized herb powder; 0.3–0.6 ml liquid herb extract; 0.3–1.2 ml herb tincture; effective dose of convallotoxin = 0.4–0.6 mg, the prepared dose 0.2–0.3 mg, iv. 0.6 g standardized herb powder; 0.3–0.6 ml liquid herb extract; 0.3–1.2 ml herb tincture; effective dose of convallotoxin = 0.4–0.6 mg, the prepared dose 0.2–0.3 mg, iv. Convaltoxin: Cardiopathy ED 0.2–0.6 mg PH2.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages”. Commission E reports Not covered. “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages”. Commission E reports contraindications: digitalis glycosides, potassium deficiency; side effects: cardiac arrhythmias, nausea, and vomiting; interactions: increased effectiveness of coadministered calcium, extended glucocorticoids therapy, laxatives, quinidine, saluretics. Not cumulative like digitalis.

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