CONVALLARIA MAJALIS--A HEART REMEDY


CONVALLARIA MAJALIS
BOTANICAL NAME:  Convallaria majalis Linn
FAMILY:  Liliaceae
COMMON NAMES:  English-Lily of the Valley.
DESCRIPTION:  A low, acaulescent perennial herb, its subterranean portion consists of branched, creeping horizontal rhizome bearing 3-9 rootless from its nodes. Aerial portion consists of 2-3 oblong, parallel veined leaves with long sheathing petioles. Flowers fragrant, white, bell-shaped with six curved lobes, nodding on an angled scape 15 cm high, bearing one sided raceme. Fruits red ferries.
DISTRIBUTION:  Europe, Asia and south eastern United States.
PART USED:  Whole plant
HOMOEOPATHIC USES
HEART:  A heart remedy. Increases energy of heart’s action, renders it more regular. Tobacco heart due to excessive cigarette smoking. Angina pectoris. Sensation as if heart ceased beating, then starting very suddenly. Palpitation on least exertion. Endocarditis with extreme orthopnoea. Extremely rapid and irregular pulse. Hypertrophy of heart.
UTERUS:  Great soreness in uterine region with sympathetic palpitation of heart.
DROPSY: Dropsy caused by sluggish action of heart. Scanty urine.
POTENCY:  Mother tincture, 3

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