Scilla maritima. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Drimia maritima, Sea squill, Mediterranean Sea onion, Urginea maritima.

Constituents

Perennial bulbous plant. Height 60 cm. Bulb contains cardiac glycosides, scillitin, sinestrin, scillipicrin, scillitoxin, Scillirocide, and calcium oxalate. Bitter. 

Therapeutics

This is medicine for dropsy.

It is medicine for cardiac asthma, productive cough, oliguria, and stasis oedema. 

It is medicine for jaundice, and convulsion.

It is remedy for dry cough.

It is remedy for polyuria.

It was used as emetic in poisoning (Ipecac).

It is one of oldest medicine (Ricinus communis, Myrrh, Opium, Millefolium, Coriander).

It had been used as rat poison.

It had been hung at outside the door to protect from evil spirit (Salvia officinalis, Helleborus, Allium sativa, Sinapis).

Dose

1 to 10 drops.

Dilution.