Steinmetz:Convallaria

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Convallaria majalis

Also known as (or relevant to) Convallaria majalis Family Liliaceae English Names Lily-of-the-Valley Mayflower May-Lily Natural Habitat Central Eastern and Southern Europe Balkan temperate Asia North America Part(s) Used Flores Convallariae majalis Herba Convallariae majalis Rhizoma Convallariae majalis

Constituent(s) convallarin convallamarin convallatoxin asparigin acids sugar essential oil resin saponin Action diuretic nervine emetic cardiac-tonic toxic. It is used instead of Digitalis (its action is not cumulative)

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book