botanical name(s): Urginea maritima, Primia maritima
synonyms: squill
part(s) used: bulb
qualities:
affinities: lungs
actions: expectorant
dosage:
» tincture: 0.3 - 2 ml.
therapy:
toxicity: 4; see cardiac glycoside toxidrome
» fresh plants are vesicants (Duke, pp. 499-500)
constituents: cardiac glycosides
footnotes
Duke, J.A. 1985. C.R.C. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs. Boca Raton, FL: The C.R.C. Press.