Convallaria
Convallaria
Used Part.
The flowering tops.
Active Principles.
Heterósidos
cardiac
(cardenólidos) among which the convalatoxina and validates or 3 - Ramnäs of estrofantina; saponosides: convalarina; heterósidos flavones.
Drug Action.
The heterósidos determine
a
cardiac
much faster,
but
more fleeting that the
digital
divide. Furthermore, it increases urine output by improving circulation to
kidney
level. The flavonoid enhance the action and
cardiac
diuretic. The convalarina
has
a
purgative
action.
Indications.
Was
used in the treatment of
liver
failure
,
kidney
and heart of urolithiasis and hyperuricemia.
Contraindications.
Treatment with other
cardiac
(may boost its share)
Caution / Poisoning.
The presence of heterósidos cardenólidos very active, he recommended its use as cardiotonic only under medical supervision and specialized in the form of standardized extracts.
The convalarina also
has
a
hemolytic
activity
in vitro.
The poisoning is manifested with nausea, vomiting and heart abnormalities that can cause death from
cardiac
collapse.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
In the absence of clinical trials to deepen the potential therapeutic application of the
CONVALARIA
as cardiotonic, we recommend using digitalis to use.
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