Lily of the valley

Clinical Notes. Can correct some arrythmias by increasing coronary circulation Controls atrial fibrillation by inhibiting conductivity through the AV node and decreasd SA firing Overdose=call 911 induce vomiting and use activated charcoal TCM=tonifies and circulates heart qi, tonifies lung channels and resolves dampness, antidotes poison

Action and Therapy. In its effects upon the human circulation convallaria closely resembles that of its more powerful congener, digitalis, without, however, causing the unpleasant disturbances occasioned by that drug. Unlike digitalis it is not cumulative, nor is it distinctly poisonous.

Therapy. It strengthens the heart's action, slows a rapid and feeble pulse, corrects the rhyme and rhythm, improves the tone and increases the power of the heart, as evidenced by increased tonicity throughout the entire capillary circulation.

Physiological Action. A poisonous dose to a child produced great restlessness, rolling and tossing, continuous trembling of the arms and legs, and one attack of general convulsions. There was stupor, from which the child was roused by the greatest effort, to immediately relapse into it again on being left quiet.