Lily of the valley is a plant with a strong scent that contains toxic cardiac glycosides, which are poisonous. The cardiac glycosides in lily-of-the-valley affect the heart and can cause dangerous irregular heartbeat. People use lily-of-the-valley for heart problems including heart failure, irregular heartbeat, and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. Lily-of-the-valley might also be unsafe, and it is likely unsafe when taken by mouth while pregnant or breastfeeding.
In terms of fragrance, lily of the valley has double floral notes, fresh (both clear and turbid) and delicate (both sweet and light) . The main part of lily is cream sweet and honey-sweet notes, based on fresh notes. Some of the ingredients used to create a lily of the valley fragrance include cyclamen aldehyde, hydroxycitronellal, lilial, lyral, lily propanol, dihydromyrcenol, freesia heptanol, jasmine, and ylang-ylang oil.
To summarize, lily of the valley is a plant that contains toxic cardiac glycosides and is used for heart problems, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. In terms of fragrance, lily of the valley has double floral notes, and some of the ingredients used to create a lily of the valley fragrance include cyclamen aldehyde, hydroxycitronellal, and jasmine.
