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Urginea maritima (Squill)
Botanicals

definition

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.