Steinmetz:Convallaria
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Convallaria majalis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- 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
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- 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)
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