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This page prescribes plants as medicine according to pre-modern medical theory. Several of the plants named are toxic, correct identification is difficult, and the doses given have no scientific basis. Do not ingest or apply any preparation described here.
In addition, this page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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Convallaria
a genus of plants, order Liliaceæ, tribe Asparageæ. The C. majalis is the sweet-scented Lily of the Valley. It is found in woods and coppices, especially in a light soil. There are a red-flowered and a double variety in gardens. C. majalis is a valuable cardiac tonic, administered in form of fluid extract or tincture. It has, to a considerable extent, superseded digitalis purpurea for heart disease, it being free. to a large degree, from many objections to which digitalis is obnoxious.