red squill

squill (skwil) any of various plants of the genus Urginea, particularly U. maritima or U. indica, or the fleshy inner scales of their bulbs.

red squill a variety of Urginea maritima with red bulbs, or the fleshy inner scales of its bulb, a source of the cardiac glycoside scilliroside; it can cause convulsions or cardiac arrest and is used as a rodenticide.

white squill a variety of Urginea maritima with white bulbs, or the fleshy inner scales of its bulb, a source of several cardiac glycosides; used as a cardiotonic; also used in folk medicine.

Scilliroside

A potent emetic isolated from squill or sea onion—Urginea (Scilla) maritima—which was once used as a rat poison. Scilliroside production was discontinued worldwide in 1980.
Toxicity Vomiting, diuresis, clonic seizures, respiratory failure

squill [skwil]

1. any of various plants of the genus Urginea, especially U. maritima or U. indica.

2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of U. maritima or U. indica; a distinction is made between those with white bulbs (white squill) and those with red bulbs (red squill).

red squill

1. a variety of Urginea maritima that has red bulbs.

2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of this plant, a source of the cardiac glycoside scilliroside; it can cause convulsions or cardiac arrest and is used as a rodenticide.

white squill

1. a variety of Urginea maritima that has white bulbs.

2. the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of this plant; it contains several cardioactive glycosides.

red squill

a cardiac glycoside (scilliroside) extracted from the dried bulbs of Urginea maritima. Was used therapeutically as a cardiac stimulant at one time, now used as a rodenticide. Poisoning, with signs of bradycardia and convulsions, occurs with very large doses.

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