Medgend Icon



WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Physician's Materia Medica on Convallamarin

CONVALLAMARIN
   The active principle (glucoside) of LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY, q. v. Dose is stated to be 0.015 to 0.03 Grm. (% to % gr.), but this is prob ably much too large.1

LILY OF THE VALLEY (Convailaria)
   The flowers, the rhizome and roots 'and the herb of CONVALLARIA MAJALIS. Lin. Cardiac tonic, acting also like Digitalis as an active diuretic; in large doses, emeto-cathartic. Active principle the glucoside Convallamarin, q. v.1


References

1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.