Lily of the Valley

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TEXT References:
P 179, The Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Herbalism, edited by Malcolm Stuart, Orbis Publishing, London
P 480, A Modern Herbal, Mrs M. Grieve Tiger Books International, London
P 66, Referencing: Wild Lily of the Valley Flower,A Field Guide to Wildflowers Northeastern, Northcentral North America Peterson, Mc Kenny,Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Publisher

 

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Lily of the Valley Properties
       

Names

Properties

Constituents

Uses
In the sixteenth century, known as lilium convallium
Used to regulate heart action similarly to and considered safer than foxglove.
Cardio-active glycosides (cardenolides)similar to foxglove glycoside
cardiac tonic
Our Lady's Tears
 
convallotoxine
emetic
Convall-lily
Considered an
convalotoxole
diuretic
Lily Constancy
important drug in some
convallotoxoside
perfume base from flowers
May Lily
national pharmacopoeias,
a saponoside
formerly an ingredient in snuff (dried roots and leaves)
Convallaria
it is seldom used as such
convallomarine
for cardiac debility or dropsy
Ladder-to-Heaven
outside eastern European countries
 
slows the disturbed action of a weak,irritable heart
Male Lily
 
 
increases heart power
Convallaria magalis (LINN)
 
 
It is preferable to Digitalis since it does not accumulate in the body to toxic proportions
Lily of the Valleys' specific name, Majalis, or Maialis connotes "that which belongs to May".Historic astrology has the plant under the dominion of the planet Mercury, since Maia, the daughter of Atlas,was mother of mercury or Hermes in Greek mythology
 
 
decoction of flowers taken for obstruction of the urinary canal
 
 
 
Wild Lilyof the Valley is called Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum Canadense
 
recommended as a substitute for aloes'purgative qualities
Contra-Indications
POISON:
TO BE ADMINISTERED BY PHYSICIANS ONLY
 
 
One ounce of herb is taken as a tincture, infused in a pint of boiling water and taken by the tablespoonful
recommended doses:
Fluid extract, herb, 10 to 30 drops
Fluid extract,whole plant, 10 to 30 drops
Fluid extract, flowers, 1/2 to 1 drachm
 
 


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