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.

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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.

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squill (skwilˑ),

n Latin names:
Urginea maritima, Drimia maritima; part used: bulb; uses: diuretic, cardiac glycoside effects, heart conditions, cough; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, patients with hypokalemia, hypertropic cardiomyopathy, sick sinus syndrome, ventricular tachycardia, heart block (second- and third-degree), patients using cardiac medications, CNS stimulants, glucocorticoids, laxatives. Also called
European squill, Indian squill, Mediterranean squill, red squill, scilla, sea onion, sea squill, or
white squill.

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squill

the fleshy inner scales of the bulb of the white variety of urgineamaritima; it contains several cardioactive glycosides. The red variety is used as a rat poison. See also scilla.