Convalleriae herba
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Convalleriae herbae, the officinal lily of the valley herb, consists of the dried, whole or cut aerial parts of the plant collected during the flowering season. It has been monographed by Commission E, see under Convallaria majalis herba.
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Efficacy-determining ingredients are cardiac glycosides with the main glycosides convallatoxin, convallatoxol and cardenolides. Furthermore convallarin and convallaric acid (both steroid saponins), sugar, essential oil as well as malic and citric acid.
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Convallaria glycosides have a positive inotropic effect like digitalisglycosides or strophanthin. Furthermore, they have a venentonizing effect.
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In heart failure (NYHA II), chronic cor pulmonale
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The average daily dose is 0.6 g of lily of the valley powder.
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Therapy with digitalis preparations, potassium deficiency.
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The medicinal use of lily of the valley preparations is no longer appropriate today due to their poor resorbability and lack of standardization. An individual formulation is not advisable. The preparations have only historical significance.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Ammon HTP (2014) Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary. Walter de Gruyter GmbH Berlin,Boston p.440-441
- Schilcher H (2016) Guide to Phytotherapy. Urban & Fischer Munich S.212-213