Steinmetz:Urginea

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Urginea maritima

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Liliaceae
English Names
  • Squil (white and red)
Natural Habitat
  • Mediterranean countries
  • Portugal
  • Algeria
  • Morocco
  • Greece
  • Syria
  • Asia Minor
  • Urginea indica: India (which is a poor substitute for the European squil)
Part(s) Used
  • Bulbus Scillae albae
  • Bulbus Scillae rubrae
Constituent(s)
  • scillipicrin
  • scillain
  • scillaren A
  • scillaren B
  • scillaren C
  • scillamarina
  • scillitoxin
  • scillin
  • sinistrin
  • mucilage
  • sugar
  • saponin
  • calcium oxalate
  • tannin
  • fat
  • scillirosid (of which the red squil contains about 40 times as much as the white squil)
Action
  • white squil: Digitalis-like
  • diuretic
  • expectorant. restorative
  • stimulant
  • cathartic
  • emetic
  • toxic; red squil: used to poison rats and mice
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