Squill

Other Names: Cebolla Albarrana, Charpentaire, Drimia indica, Drimia maritima, European Squill, Indian Quills, Indian Squill, Jacinthe de Mer, Jangli Pyaj, Jungli Plyaz, Mediterranean Squill, Oignon Marin, Red Squill, Scilla, Scilla indica, Scilla maritima, Scille, Scille Blanche, Scille Maritime, Scille Mort-aux-Rats, Scille Officinale, Sea Onion, Sea Squill Bulb, Scilla, Squille, Urginea indica, Urginea maritima, Urginea scilla, Urginée Fausse-Scille, Urginée Maritime, Vanpalandu, White Squill.
Squill is a plant. The bulbs of the plant are used to make medicine.
See also : Scilla Maritima (homeopathy)

Special Precautions of Squill

• Only Homeopathic use !! (see : Scilla Maritima)
• Squill is UNSAFE when taken by mouth. It causes stomach irritation, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, vision changes, depression, confusion, hallucinations, irregular heartbeat, and skin rash. More serious side effects such as seizures, life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms, and death have occurred.
• It is UNSAFE for anyone to use squill, but people with the following conditions have even more reasons not to use it:
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It’s UNSAFE to take squill by mouth if you are pregnant. It might cause a miscarriage. It’s also UNSAFE to take squill if you are breast-feeding.
• Heart conditions: Do not use squill if you have a heart condition. Squill could make your condition worse.
• Low potassium levels or high calcium levels in the blood (electrolyte imbalance): Do not use squill if you have one of these conditions. Squill could make your electrolyte imbalance worse.
• Stomach and bowel problems: Squill can irritate the stomach and intestines. Don’t use it if you have any stomach or bowel conditions.
• Digoxin (Lanoxin) interacts with SQUILL
• Calcium supplements interacts with SQUILL
• Medications for inflammation (Corticosteroids) interacts with SQUILL
• Quinidine interacts with SQUILL
• Stimulant laxatives interacts with SQUILL
• Water pills (Diuretic drugs) interacts with SQUILL

Benefits and uses of Squill are

• Despite serious safety concerns, people take squill to treat mild heart failure, irregular heartbeat, “nervous” heart complaints, and certain vein problems. They also take it as a “heart tonic.”
• Squill is used for lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, asthma with bronchitis, and whooping cough.
• Some people take squill to relieve fluid retention (edema), thin mucus, induce vomiting, or cause an abortion.
• In manufacturing, squill is used in pest control as rat poison.