animals. Others are edible and used as vegetables. The bulbs contain alkaloids and cardenolides, which are toxic. Ornithogalum has been listed as one of the 38 plants used to prepare Bach flower remedies, a kind of alternative medicine promoted for its effect on health. However, according to Cancer Research UK, "there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer". Gallery See also Taxonomy of Liliaceae References Bibliography Historical sources Databases Distribution maps External links Asparagaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus