Convallaria majalis

Properties and usage:

Helps for cardiac insufficiency. A diuretic, it lowers blood pressure.

Effects on the organism:

Lilly of the valley is effective for cardiac insufficiency, whether due to a cardio-vascular problem or to inflammations of the pulmonary tissues (emphysema).

This plant makes the heart beat slower, more regularly and more effectively.

Lilly of the valley is also a powerful diuretic which reduces the blood volume and lowers blood pressure.

Taken in relatively weak doses, it regulates the heart beat and increases the production of urine.

Caution: to be taken under medical prescription only.

Principal constituents: cardiotonic glucosites, flavonic heterosites.