The sea bulb (Urginea maritima) (Syn.: Scilla maritima) is a plant domestic in the Mediterranean area, which ranks among the hyacinth plants (Hyacinthaceae).

Characteristics

The Geophyt possesses one to 18 cm large, white-membranous or lilarote bulb often out of the soil gentleman-out-risen up and up to two Kilos heavily will can. The sheets are narrow lanzettlich become long and about 10 cm broad up to a meter. These are already dried at the bloom time in the autumn (August until Octobers). The stature height amounts to 50-150 cm. The bloom shank is sheetless, with more than longer, more closely The cladding sheets are white, with purpurnem or green central nerve.

Occurrence

The plant is common in the entire Mediterranean area and on Teneriffa. It prefers usually coastal proximity, rock corridors, pastures, Garigues in addition, sandy soils.

Medical meaning

The contents materials of the bulb sheets as well as the Bulbus (Bulbus Scillae) become estimated as medicaments. They contain heart-effective Glykoside Scillaren A and Proscillaridin (Scillaglykoside), Flavonoide and Schleimstoffe. The Scillaglykoside resembles Strophantin and Digitalis in its effect on the heart. Their advantage is that they hardly cumulate and work in particular in the Diastole.

Effect: positively inotropicly (heart-strengthening), blood pressure-lowering, urine-floating and draining and a increased Venendruck lowering. The blood circulation is improved. The heart strikes more slowly and more strongly. In particular with the heart insufficiency Scilla preparations apply. The effects of the sea bulb were already 500 before Christo in Egypt admit (papyrus Elbers).

Herzglykoside Inotropie

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