lily of the valley
Latin name
Convallaria majalis
Common names
Eye herb, milk lily, glass flowers
Plant description
The lily of the valley can be recognized by its strikingly large, oval, dark green, lanceolate leaves. In contrast, inconspicuous flowers with unbranched, thin stems, which are arranged like grapes at the top, are bell-shaped and have a fragrant scent.
Heyday: May to June
Occurrence: In the forests of Europe and North America
Plant parts used medicinally
The leaves of the lily of the valley are used to make medicinal products.
Ingredients
About 30 different ones cardiac glycosides, mainly Convallatoxin and Convallatoxol.
Medicinal effect and application
The lily of the valley is contained in finished medicinal products and is used there in
- chronic heart problems
- Heart failure
- Conduction disorders
used.
Caution: The lily of the valley is one poisonous plant and may not used by laypeople become!!
Use in homeopathy
Here the lily of the valley is a well-known remedy that is made from the whole flowering plant.
It is used for:
- Heart failure with water retention in the body,
- nervous heart
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Hyperthyroidism
Especially indicated in patients who restless and sleepless at night are and consequently exhausted and tired during the day. "Heart stops beating and then suddenly starts again".
Water retention can also in the lung occur and a corresponding Shortness of breath result. The potencies are common for the drug of the lily of the valley D2 and D3, rarely in the mother tincture.
Side effects
At correct dosage of the homeopathic remedies side effects are not to be feared. Otherwise do not use, the plant is poisonous!
