Squill [Urginea maritima (L.) Baker, Liliaceae] is a native medicinal and ornamental plant from the Mediterranean area. The bulbs were an ancient source of rodenticide products replaced later on by warfarin and modern anticoagulant raticides. Since rats have developed resistance to such products there is now renewed interest in the species. In the 1950s, attempts were made in the United States ...

background and objectives:  squill [drimia maritima (l.) stearn] is an important medicinal plant that has been used for medicinal purposes such as cardiovascular diseases and asthma since ancient times. bufadienolides are the main compounds of this plant and are responsible for some reported adverse effects. in order to reduce adverse effects, different methods like boiling with vinegar were ap...