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h en c e t h ey w er e call ed S i l i cu l osae an d S il i qu o sae
th
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th
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pecu l i ar i t i es
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men
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mb er
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epi t h et
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t an dr i a mon og y n i a
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mon ad el ph ou s or g y n an dr ou s h av e t h e n ames o f t h e or d er s as M on an dr i a
D ec a n dr i a G y n an dr i a t ak e n fr om s ome o f t h e pr e ce d i n g cl as s e s
Th e
2 3r d cl ass or P ol y g ami a c on t ai n i n g pl an t s w i t h bi sexu al an d u n i s exu al
ow er s mi xed ei t h er on t h e same or di st i n ct i n di v i du al s h as i n c on sequ en ce
or
d er
s,
ei n
c o l l ec t ed
wi t h i
a co
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vi d e d
in t o t h
r ee o r
d er s
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i n w h i ch t h
o w er s ar e
bi
sexu al
me i n di vi d u al ; Di eeci a w h er e on e b ear s t h e b i
sexu al an d an o t h er t h e u n i s exu al b l o s s o ms O f b o t h k i n d s ; an d T r eec i a w h er e
o n e h as t h e b i s exu al an ot h er t h e mal e an d a t h i r d t h e femal e o w er s
C r y pt o g ami a w a s or i g i n al l y d i v i d e d b y L i n n q
i n t o fou r o r d er s : F er n s
an
u n
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on
th
sa
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t u r e an d l i mi t s o f t h ese t h at i t i s n o w g en er al l y ag r e e d t o ad ept n ear l y
t h e s ame di vi si on s as ar e e mpl oy e d i n t h e n at u r al met h o d
,
CL A S S I F ICA T I O N
x ii
Th
foll ow i n g i s t h e n at u r al d i st r i
t h e n ame O f F r ag me n t s i n 1 7 5 1
d er
un
fr om h i s pr e d e cess or s
N
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14
16
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20
22
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24 B I C
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25
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26
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29
31
34
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41
42
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47
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48
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53
54
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of
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r ow
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s i vel y
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55
P AP ILION
56
S ol an
N T I C O S JE
46
52
C appar i s , et c
C on v ol vu l u s,
AC E I,
UT A M I N E A ,
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w or t s
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C C
45
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51
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44
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35
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30 R
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28
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u s
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tru
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40
49
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foo t s
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Vi b
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p l es
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43 A S P
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23 M
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36
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S I L I Q U O S JE , C r u c i fer s
57
58
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59
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60
61
62
63
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65
66
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67
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68
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64 F I L I C
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A T JE
E RF ORA N
e n er a
C L A S S I F IC A T I O N
At
PL A N T S
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xxi i i
l at er per i od , N 0 s 7 , 1 0, 1 1 , 1 7 , 2 6 2 7, 36 , 38 , 39 , 6 0, 6 1 , 6 2 ,
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O t h i s h e a dd e d t h e
ar 1 69 4
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p o si t i on o f t h e s t amen s w i t h r e spec t t o t h
ft een cl as ses i n t h e fol l owi n g man n er
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14
H epat i cae
4 Mu sci
3
5
6
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7 A r oi d e ae
8 T y ph ae
16
17
18
Ir i d e s
19
20
C y per O I d eae
1 0 G r ami n eae
.
12
13
L A SS
I II
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w h i ch h
11 8 88
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25
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VII
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30 Amar an t h i
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33 P l u mb ag i n
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37 J asmi n
.
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.
T h y mel eae
VI I I
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34 L y s i mach i as
P e d i c u l ar es
VI
L A SS
39
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32 N y ct agi n e s
31
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.
as a
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11
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22 H y dr och
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15
26
L A SS
u s
'
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XI
XII
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X IV
XV
eae
L a i at ae
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xxi v
C L A S S I F IC A T I O N
S cr oph
41
42
43
44
45
46
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59
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61
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on v ol vu
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62
XII
L A SS
PL A N T S
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48
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52
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XI I I
L A SS
an u n c u
64
65
66
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67
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68
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69
5 3 C i ch
.
54
55
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57
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58
pr i fol i a
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85
87
88
91
92
95
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fol l owi n g
pu
96
97
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d i sappear ,
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99
A men t aceae
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98
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u e, o u
84
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56
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83
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82
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50 R h
51
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49
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47
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81
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15
as si or e ae
Vi
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19
20
S ar men t a c eae
38
39
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C e dr el eae
40
M eli ac e ae
41
42
per i d eae
C amel l i eae
43
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44
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21
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25
26
27
p l a cen t a
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29
30
31
32
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46
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52
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53
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54
55
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56
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57
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I n t h at o f 1 844, pu l i sh ed by h i s s on aft er h i s d eat h , t h
ar e al l
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72
73
74
75
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81
82
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PL A N T S
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PL A N T S
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xxvi i
I n 1 845 L i n dl ey , Joh n , pu l i sh ed T h e
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19
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36
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45
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46
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47
48
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49
n ou s
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A ci c u l ar , n ee d l e S h ape d
A ci n i fo r m, s ci mi t ar sh ape d
A cu l e at e , pr i ck l y
A d n a t e ad h er i n g
A g g r e g at e man y ow er s i n cl u d e d
i n o n e c al y x
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A n d r og y n ou s, ear i n g mal e an d fe
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B i par t i t e, d e epl y
r o ot
A n t h er su mmi t o f t h e st amen , c o n
t ai n i n g t h e pol l en
A pe t al ou s, w i t h ou t p et al s
A p oph y si s, a s w ell i n g
en e at h t h e
c ap su l e o f a me s s
A ppr ess e d s u e ez e d cl o se
A r or e s cen t , ecomi n g w o o dy
A r or e ou s w oo dy
A r cu at e, o w e d
A r t i c u l at e O i n t ed
A s ci s mal l t u es i n w h i ch t h e s eed s
o f s ome cr y pt o g ami c pl an t s ar e
pl a c e d
A t t en u at e d g r ow i n g sl en d er
A u r i cu l at e d , e ar sh ape d
A wn , a ear d sh ar p pr o c ess , i s su i n g
fr o m ch aff i n cor n an d s ee d s
A w n l ess , w i t h ou t e ar d
A xi ll ar y , o w er s e t c
pr o c ee di n g
fr om an an g l e for med b y a r an ch
w i t h a st em
di vi de d i n t o t w o
p ar t s
B i pi n n at e , d ou l e w i n g e d
B i t er n at e , d o u l y t h r ee fol d
Bi v al v e d , t w o v al v ed
B or d er , t h e u pper spr e adin g par t O f
a mo n o pe t al o u s ow er
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mi st ak en for t h e c al y x, b u t i s
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o r t u ft s o f h ai r
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B i en n i al , l i v i n g t w o y e ar s
B i d t w o cl eft , el e ven
B i far i ou s, p oi n t i n g fr om opposi t e
S i d es
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C ampan u l at e
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C an c el l at ed l at t i c ed
C api l l ar y , h ai r l i k e
C api t at e g r ow i n g i n h ea d s
C apsu l e , mem r an ou s h oll ow see d
v e s s el
C ar i n at e d k eel e d
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C at ki n , o w er s an d ch aff on a l on g ,
sl en d er s t al k , l i k e a c at s t ai l
C au d at e, t ail ed
C au l es c en t h av in g a st em
C e l l , t h e h ol l ow i n a c apsu l e fo r
h ol di n g t h e see d
C en t r al or et s , w h i c h o ccu py t h e
mi ddl e par t o f a ow er
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C il i at e, fr i n g ed
C i r r h i t en dr i l s
C i r r h ose t er mi n at i n g i n a t en dr i l
C l av at e d , cl u sh ape d
C l aw t h e l o w er n ar r o w par t o f t h e
p et al i n ow er s
C l eft , d i vi d e d i n t o par t s
as e
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t h an t h e t er mi n at i on
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,
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G L O S SA R
XX X
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C o l u mn , t h e c en t r al pi l l ar i n a c ap
su l e
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C ompa c t , g r ow i n g cl ose, as i t w er e
r e s s e d t o e t h er
g
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C o mpl i c at e c ar i n at e , d ou l y k eel ed
C ompou n d ow er s c on si s t i n g o f
man y or et s or l i t t l e o w er s
C o mpr es s e d , a st em h avi n g t w o o p
o si t e s i d e s pl ai n o r a t
p
C o n d u pl i c at e, fo l d ed , or d o u l e d t o
g e t h er
C o n u en t , r u n n i n g on e i n t o an ot h er
as e
at t h e
C o n g es t e d , h eape d t o g e t h er
o n ju g at e d l e af, a pi n n at e l eaf w i t h
o n l y o n e pai r O f l ea e t s
C o n n at e u n i t e d at t h e as e
C on n i v en t , c on v er g i n g
C o n v er g i n g , appl i e d t o t h e cor ol l a,
w h en t h e t i ps o f t h e p et al s meet
s o c l o se a s t o sh u t t h e o w er
e n v o l u t e d , t w i st e d s pi r al l y
C or d at e , h ear t s h ape d
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sh a e d
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C ot y l ed o n e s s e e d l o es
C r en at e , sc ol l ope d
C r en at o ser r u l at e d n el y n o t ch e d
C r e st e d h av i n g an appen d ag e l i ke a
t u ft o r cr es t
C r i n i t e h ai r y
C r u ci for m, c r o ss sh ape d
C u cu l l at e , con e sh aped
C u l m s t r aw
u n c i f o r m w e d g e S h ape d
C u r t ai n , t h e c al y x of ag ar i c s
u s pi d at e pr i c kl
y po i n t e d
C y at h i for m, c u p sh aped
C y l i n d r i c al , r ou n d , w i t h ou t an g l es ,
l i k e a w al k i n g st i ck
C y me , t u ft
C y mose, t u f t ed
O
IC A L T ER M
D e c o mpo u n d d ou l y c ompou n d or
c on t ai n i n g
wi t h i n
a
c o mmo n
c al x smal l er c al xe s co mmo n t o
y
y
s ev er al ow e r s
D e cu m en t , l y i n g d o w n
D e cu r r e n t l e a f h av i n g i t s ase r u n
n i n g d o w n t h e s t em
D e cu ss at e d c r o s s e d at r i g h t an g l es
D e e ct e d
ow e d o r
en t d o
D eh i s c en t g api n g
D el t o i d , t r o w el sh ape d
D e n t at e , t o ot h e d
D en t i c u l at e s e t w i t h l i t t l e t e et h
D i c h ot o mou s , for k e d
D i dy mo u s d ou l e
D i g i t at e n g er li k e
Di mi di at e, d i vi d e d i n t w o par t s
D i oe ci ou s mal e an d fe mal e ow er s,
g r o w i n g o n d i ffer en t pl an t s
D i pet al ou s o f t w o pet al s
D i ph y l l ou s t w o l eav e d
D i sk , t h e w h ol e su r face of a l eaf or
,
o w er
Di v ar i c at i n g st r ad dl i n g
D i v er g i n g mak i n g a r i g h t an g l e
D r u pe a pu l py s e e d vess el , co n t ain
i n g a n u t or st on e
D u pli c at e, d ou l e d
,
b
bb
,
bb
E ch i n at e , s et wi t h pr i ckl e s
ll i pt i c , ov al
ll i pt i c l an c eol at e, n ar r ow ov al
mar g i n at e , n o t ch e d at t h e en d
n si for m, sw o r d sh ape d
E r o s e , g n aw e d
E xs er t e d , pr ot r u d e d , O ppo sed t o i n
c l ose d
E xt r a fol i at e, g r ow i n g u n d er t h e
l e av es
-
P ol l en
u n dl e d
as c i c l e d ,
ast i g i at e , at t oppe d
G at h er e d , d o w n y
F emal e ow er s c on t ain i n g pi st il s
b u t n o s t amen s
F i r e s , w o o dy s t r i n g s o r n e r v e s
i l amen t , t h e t h r e ad l i k e par t o f a
s t ame n , su ppor t i n g t h e an t h er
F il i for m, t h r e ad S h aped
F 1 s t u l ou s , h o l l ow
F l exu o se z i g z ag , w i n d i n g
F l or al l e af, t h e l e af n e xt t h e ow er ,
s o me t i me s
mi st ak en for t h e
c al y x
F
F
F
ar i n a , see
,
b
D e ci d u ou s fal l i n g o n
D ec l i n i n g
en t l i k e a b o w , w i t h t h
ar c h d o w n w ar d s
,
G L O S SA R
F l or e t , t h
l itt l e
e s e par at e
OF
o w er
of
g r eg at e o w er
F o l i aceo u s , l e a fy
r e n d , w h en
t h e st em, r o o t , an d
l eaf ar e al l i n o n e
o w er s
F r u i t s t al k , a s t al k ear i n g
b u t n o t l e av es
F r u t i co s e , sh r u l i k e
F u l i g i n ou s s oo t y
F u r c at e d , for k e d
F u s i for m, spi n d l e S h ape d
an
ag
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BO T A N I C A L
XX X I
I n fu n di bu l i fo r m fu n n el sh aped
I n t er n o d e t h e spac e b et w een
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oi n
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I n t r afol i aceou s wi t h i n t h e l e av e s
I n v o l u cr u m t h e c al y x o f an u mb el
,
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par t i al i n v ol u cr u m
v ol u t e , r o l l e d i n w ar d s
t er r u pt ed , d i vi d e d b y i n t er v al s
o w er s
smal l er
v o l u cr e t
of
or
G en i c u l at e d kn e e o i n t e d
G er me n s ee d b u d t h e r u di men t O f
fr u i t y e t i n e m r y o
G i b b on s u l g i n g
G i l l s t h e t h i n pl at e s on t h e u n d er
S i d e o f a mu s h r o o m
G l an d s secr e t or y v e ssel s
G l an d u l ar for me d O f g l an d s
G l au c o u s g r ey
l u ei s h g r een
G l omer at e
o w er s
g r o w i n g cl o s e
t o g e t h er i n a g l o u l ar for m
G l u me h u sk
G r an u l at e d , h e ad e d
,
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L a i at e d h av i n g l i ps
L a c i n i at e d a g g e d
L ac t esc e n t , mi l k y
amel l ae t h e
g i l l s o f a fu n g u s
L ami n at e d , t h e at s u r fa ce o f l eav es
l y i n g cl o s e u po n e ac h o t h er
L an ce ol at e , spe ar sh aped
L an c eo l at e ov at e S pe ar e g g s h ape d
L e a et o n e o f t h e si n g l e l e av e s O f a
po mpou n d l eaf
e g u me n
po d
L en t i cu l ar , sph er i c al l y con v ex o n
o t h si d e s
L i d , a cov er t o t h e c apsu l es o f
,
H
H
H
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h al er t sh ape d
a
ast at e si n u at e d ,
g g e d h al er t
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p
su c c u l en t an d t en d er ,
er
ac e o u s
i n O ppo s i t i o n t o w o o d y
n t ai n i n g
er ma h r o d i t e o w e r s
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i r su t e r ou g h e d w i t h st r on g h ai r s
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y
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d r y semi t r an spar en t mem
r an es
for mi n g t h e c al y x an d
l o ss oms o f g r asse s
y men i u m t h at par t o f a fu n g u s
w h i ch c on t ain s t h e r epr o d u c t i v e
as t at e ,
b
b
or
mo sses
L i g n o s e w o o dy
r o ad
l
b t h e u pper at
par t o f
t h e p et al i s c al l e d t h e l i m
L i n e ar s t r ap sh ape d
st r ap
spe ar
L i n e ar l an c e ol at e,
s h ap e d
L i n e at e d st r eak e d
L i p t h e u pper or u n d er di v i si on o f
l
o sso m
a g a in g
p
L o e d di v i d e d n e ar l y h al f w ay d ow n
i n t o l o es
L u n at e d , c r e scen t sh ape d
,
an s
I n b r i c at e d , t i l ed
I mper fec t o w e r s , su ch as w an t
e i t h er an t h er o r
pi s t i l , or o t h
I n ci s e ser r at e d , g ash ed
I n cr ass at e d , t h i ck en e d u pw ar d s
I n cu m en t , l ean i n g o r r est i n g
ag ai n st
I n cu r ve d ow i n g i n w ar d s
I n d en t e d h ol l ow e d o r d eepl y sc ol
l o pe d
I n ec t e d , en t i n war d s
M al e
st amen s
o w er s
c o n t ai n i n g
b u t n o pi st i l s
o r d er e d
M ar g i n at e
M i d r i b t h e pr i n ci pal n er v e i n t h e
r ib
Mi t r i for m mi t r e for med
M o n il i fo r m, n e ckl ac e sh aped , l i k e
e a d s st r u n g t o g e t h e r
M on opet al ou s, on e p et al l e d
M on o ph y l l ou s , on e l e a fe d
M o n o s per mou s , o n e s eed e d
Mu cr on at ed , sh ar ppoi n t e d at t h e en d
,
xxx
G L O S SA R
Mu l t an g u l ar , man y c or n er e d
M u r i c at e d ,
cov er e d
wi t h
po i n t s
OF
l ar
S h ar
e ar s
s ev er al
o at
S h ape d
y h on ey cu p par t o f o w er
d esi g n e d t o s e cr e t e an d c on t ai n
h on ey
N eu t r al , o w er s w i t h ou t st amen or
pi s t il s an d pr o du ci n g n o s e e d s
N o d e , k n ot
N u cu l e a l i t t l e n u t
ect ar
N
avi cu
P e n t aph y l l ou s v e l eav e d
P e r en n i al , c on t i n u i n g fo r
P
N
N
T ER M
BO TA N I C AL
O bep n i c i n v er s el y co n i c
O c or d at e i n v e r s el y h ear t Sh ape d
O ov at e i n v er s el y e g g S h ape d t h at
i s w i t h t h e small en d d o wn
,
b
b
w ar d s
O sol e t e, i n di st in ct
O c t o d , ei g h t cl e ft
b
b
O li v a c eou s , h av i n g t h e u al i t y o f
o l i v es
O per cu l u m l i d
O r i cu l at e r ou n d an d at
O s s e o u s , h ar d a s o n e
O vat e e g g sh aped
O v at e l an c e ol at e , e g g spe ar sh aped
P
P al at e , t h e i n n e r par t of t h e mou t h
l o s s oms
o f g api n g
P al e ac eou s c h a y
P al mat e h an d s h aped
P an d u r i for m, d dl e sh ape d
ow er s
P an i cl e an ass em l ag e o f
g r o w i n g u pon s u d i vi d e d fr u i t
s t al k s as i n o at s a n d s ome g r a sses
P apil i on a c e ou s b u t t er y sh ape d
P apil l o s e pi mpl ed
P ar asi t i c al g r o w mg o n s o me o t h er
pl an t , n o t o n t h e g r ou n d
P ar t i t e, di v i d e d
P ec t i n at e d c om l i k e
P e d at e, i r d foo t e d
P e d i cl e a par t i al pe d u n cl e , or l i t t l e
f r u i t st al k
P e d u n cu l at e, g r o w i n g on a fr u i t
st al k
P ed u n cl e fr u i t st al k
P el t at e w h e n t h e s t al k i s xe d i n
t h e d i sk , i n s t e a d o f t h e mar g i n
P e n d u l o u s h an g i n g d o w n
P e n t ag o n al , v e c or n er e d
P en t apet al ou s, v e pe t al s
Qu i n at e
v e s
g r ow i n g i n
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by
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t o wh i ch t h e
o w er s o f g r as se s,
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o w er s i n w h i ch
p
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t h e c en t r e di ffer
fr om t h ose o f t h e c i r cu mfer en c e
a d i cal , i ssu in
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t h e r o ot
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b
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u
g o se, w r i n k l ed
R u n ci n at e, n ot ch e d , t h
poi n t i n g a ck w ar d s
o t at e ,
n o t ch es
S
S ag i t t at e, ar r ow sh ape d
S al v er sh ape d , a l o ss om t u u l ar
o t t o m, at
an d
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S c ape , s t al k
S ci o n s , sh o ot s
car i o se , sk i n n
y
emi b i d , h al f cl eft
S emi cy l i n d r i c al , h al f a cy l i n d er di
v i d e d l en
g t h w i se
S emi n al l e av es, ar i si n g i mmedi at el y
fr o m t h e see d l o es
S er r at ed , t o ot h ed l i k e a saw
S er r u l at e d , v er y mi n u t el y ser r at ed
S es sil e, si t t i n g
et ace ou s,
r i st l e sh a e d
p
r i st l
et o s e ,
y
exan g u l ar , si x si d e d
S h ag g y , r ou g h , wi t h st i ff h ai r s
ca
er
r ou
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eat
st e
m or
S h i el d ,
xxxi i i
membr an e
in
v e st i n
r an ch
l ar k i n d of fr u ct i c a
t i on o f some l i ch e n s
Sh r u by , per en n i al w i t h sev er al
w o o dy st ems
il i cl e , a l i t t l e po d
il i qu e , po d
i mpl e, u n d i vi d e d
i t t i n g , l eav e s h avi n g n o l e af st al k
or
o w er s w i t h ou t a fr u i t -st al k
S padi x, sh eat h e d fr u i t st al k
S pat h e sh eat h
S pat u l at e, at t l e d or e sh ape d
Spi k e, ses sil e o w er s pl ace d al t er
n at el
c h si d e of t h e fr u i t st al k
on
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y
S pik el et , a l i t t l e spi k e
S pi n dl e sh ape d , g r adu al l y t aper in g
S pi n os e , t h or n y
Spor i d i a, small , t r an spar en t
o di es
co n t ai n i n g s ee d s
Spu r , sh ape d li k e t h e Spu r o f a c o c k
S u amo se , s c al y
S t amen s l on g sl en d er o di es pl ac e d
i n t h e ow er c u p r ou n d t h e pi st i l
t an d ar d , t h e u pr i g h t pet al o f a
b u t t er y -s h ape d l o ssom
t ell at e, s t ar r y , l e av e s su r r ou n d in g
t h e s t e m i n a w h or l
S t em l e av e s, g r o w i n g i mme di at el y
u p o n t h e s t em
S t i g ma, t h e su mmi t o f t h e pi st il
S t i pes , t h e st al k of a fu n g u s
S t i pi t at e, s t an di n g on a p e di cl e
S t i u l ae, smal l l eav es or scal es at
t e ase o f t h e l e af st al k
t ol on i fer ou s, pu t t i n g for t h su ck er s
t r ap-sh ape d , l o n g an d n ar r o w
t r i at ed , scor e d w i t h sl en d er li n es
t y l e , t h e mi ddl e por t i on o f t h e
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S u r amo se, a l i t t l e r an ch ed
S u s er r at ed , s omew h at ser r at ed
S u u l at e, aw l sh ape d
u c cu l en t , u i cy
u b s e ssil e , al most s es sil e
S u b fr u t i c o se, s omew h at w o o dy
S u mmi t , t h e t op of t h e pi s t il
S u t u r e, s eam
S w or d sh aped , l on g , n ar r ow , an d
poin t e d
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g et h er fr om t h e same poi n t
T essel at e, ch e u er e d
ear s t h e
T h all u s t h e par t w h i ch
fr u ct i c at i on i n li ch en s
T h eca, t h e seed v ess el i n cr y pt o
g ami c pl an t s
T il ed , on e l eaf or scal e par t l y c ov er
i n g an ot h er
T o men t os e, c ot t on y
I r i d , t h r ee cl eft
T r i v al v e d, t h r ee -v al ved
T r u n cat e, l opped
T u n i c at e, c o at ed
T u r i n at e, t op-sh aped
Um el , a c omposi t i on o f o w er s , i n
w h i ch a n u m er o f sl en d er fr u i t
st al k s
pr ocee d fr om t h e same
c en t r e , l ik e t h e spok es o f an u m
r el l a
U n c i n at e, h ook ed at t h e en d
Un d at e , w av ed
Un du l at e, w av ed
Un e u al or e t s w h en t h ose i n t h e
ar e
u m el
c i r c u mfer en c e o f an
l ar g er t h an t h ose i n t h e c en t r e
Un g u l at e, h o of sh aped
C AL
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Un i v al v e , on e v al v ed
Ur c eol at e, pi t ch er sh aped
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V il t h e c l y x i n m es
V t i o e di t d d
V
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Ve t i il l t g wmg in wh o l
V i l s bl dd s
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Vi l l ou s , soft h ai r ed
ol v a, wr apper
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l eave s
or
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W in g s , t h e l at er al pet al s of a u t t er
fl y sh ape d l oss om
W i n g e d l eaf, for me d of man y l i t t l e
l eav es g r ow i n g fr o
e ac h si d e of
t h e s t al k
W i n g cl eft , a l eaf cu t d eepl y d own
t h e mi d dl e
W o oll y , cl ot h e d w i t h a pu esc en ce
r ese m l i n g w o ol
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k en n ess r e su lt i n t h e same
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r s t pr o d u c e d ; t h e c o u n t en an c e b e c o mes u sh e d ; i n
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th e
of
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l ar g e, for m of capsu l e ,
co n s t r u c t ed o f fo u r e sh y
fol d s g er mi n at i n g i n l o w
l an d s al on g t h e co as t o f
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D I S TR I B U T I O N A
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di e s,
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c on
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al c o h o l t o t h e
o f mi lk t o t h e 3r d at t en u at i on ; aft e r w ar d s w i t h
T h e j u i c e i s n o t so lu bl e i n w at er an d on ly
30t h d i lu t i o n
di ffu si bl e i n spi r i t s o f w i n e i t so o n fall s t o t h e b o t t o m u n l e s s
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di sc o v e r y o f t h e pl an t i n t h ei r t r av el s i n t r o pi c al A me r i c a an d
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ll e d i n H ah n eman n s M a t er i a M edi ca P u r a ; b u t D r H an
c o c k w h o r e si d e d i n t h e d i st r i c t w h i ch y i e l d s t h e b ar k for s o me
y e ar s h as S h ow n t h at i t i s ob t ai n e d fr om a d i er en t spe ci e s
o f t h e same g en u s
w h i c h d i ffer s e s s e n t i ally fr o m t h e pl an t
d e sc r i b e d by B o n pl an d ; t h e o n e be i n g a mag n i c e n t st at e ly
t r e e si x t y t o e i gh t y fe e t h i gh w h i l e t h at d e scr i b e d by H an c o c k
n e v e r e x c e e di n g t w e n t y fe e t
A s a me d i ci n e i t w as i n gr e at r e qu e st at t h e en d o f t h e
l ast an d b egi n n i n g o f t h i s c en t u r y ; i n d e e d i t h ad al mo st as
gr e at a r epu t at i on as C i n ch on a b ar k an d w as u se d as a fe h r i
fu g e i n i n t er mi t t e n t an d r e mi t t e n t i n ad yn ami c an d c o n
ge n er al r el ax at i on an d mu scu l ar d e bi li t y
t i n u e d fe v e r s ; i n
at o n i c c on d i t i on s o f t h e st o mach
an d i n
I t w as al so g i v e n t o
c h e c k pr o fu se mu c o u s d i s ch ar g e s an d w as fo u n d e f c ac i ou s i n
b u t li k e v e r y man y o f t h e
c h r o n i c d y sen t e r y an d di ar r h oea ;
r e me di e s o f t h e O l d s c h o o l o w i n g t o i t s i n d i sc r i mi n at e u s e i n
di se ase s t o W h i ch i t w as n o t S pe c i c i t fe ll i n t o d i su se an d i s
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r e s e n t r ar e ly e mpl o y e d i n t h e all o pat h i c pr e sc r i pt i on s
p
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c au se fo r t h i s h as b e e n
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me d i u m b e i g ab t t w e lv e r ft e en f
a
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w h i ch i s t o l e r ably e r e c t i s fr o m t h r e e t o v e i n ch e s
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an d b en d i n g n e ar ly t o t h e g r o u n d
s l en d e r
s c at t er e d
L eaves pl ac e d
an d y e ll o w w i t h i n
e x t e r n ally g r e y
smo o t h
fo r t h e mo st p ar t al t e r n at ely o n b r an ch es c o mpo s e d o f t h r e e
fo li o l e s su ppo r t e d on a c o mmon p e t i o l e o f n e ar ly t h e same
l en gt h as t h e l e aet s L eaet s o blo n g s i x t o t e n i n ch e s i n
l en g t h t w o t o fo u r i n b r ead t h c en t r e o n e l on g er t h an t h e
l at er al smo o t h an d glo ssy o f a vi v i d g r e en ; w h en b r ok en
b e au t i fu l S h r u b
t h e u s u al
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33
r om w h i ch
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t h e n ame O r a y u r i i s d er i v e d fr o m y u r i
t o b ac c o
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n u mer o u s
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t h e n e i gh b ou r h o o d o f S t
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an d e i gh t d e g r e e s o f N o r t h l at i t u d e
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t o w at er
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ab r o ad pr e t t y c o n si d e r ably w i t h
w h at w as su ppo se d t o b e t h e
b ar k of t h e B r u c e a fe r r u gi n e a or an t i d y sen t er i c a b u t w h i ch i s
n o w k n o w n t o h av e b ee n t h at o f t h e S t r y ch n o s n u x v o mi c a an d
man y fat al ac c i d en t s o c cu r r e d fr o m i t s u s e
T h e s pu r i ou s b ar k
b e si d es n ot b ei n g so spe ckl e d i s mu ch t h i c k er mor e t w i st e d
li k e d r i e d h o r n an d ar ch e d b ackw ar d s ; t h e t as t e i s mu ch mor e
bi t t er wi t h o u t e i t h er ar oma o r pu n g en c y ; t h e i n n er su r fac e i s
n o t s ep ar abl e i n t o l ami n a
an d t h e t r an s v er se fr ac t u r e i s r en d e r e d
blo o d r e d w h en t o u ch ed by n i t r i c aci d H ah n eman n or d er s
ft y g r ai n s o f t h e po w d er of t h e A n gu st u r a b ar k t o b e mi x e d w i t h
,
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34
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of
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t h i s man n e r t o b e l e ft
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g u st u r a mad e
by e vapor at i o n t o v e ou n c e s o f
li qu i d i 0 ab o u t an o u n c e an d a h alf o f t h e e x t r act o f A n gu s
t u r a d i e d i n t w o h o u r s u n d er t h e fo ll o w i n g al ar mi n g sy mpt o ms
fr o m t h e r e por t o f E mme r t
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t ak en
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v i o l en t i n ab ou t h alf an
t h e ar m ; e y eli d s w i d e o pe n ; e y e s x e d s t ar t i n g an d i mmo v
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t r i t u r at i on i s
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w i de
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par
me o f t h
t,
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th
mu s cl e s o f t h
wh
ol e
fac e ;
li mb s fu ll y e xt e n d e d an d st i ff ; t h e spi n e an d h e ad t h r o w n
vi o l en t ly b ack ; t h e b o d y fr o m t i me t o t i me w as sh ak en an d
li k e an e l e c t r i c sh o ck al on g
sli gh t ly r ai s e d by a v i o l e n t sh o ck
t h e b ac k ; t h e ch e e k s an d li ps b ec ame blu e ; t h e b r eat h i n g
A ft er an ac c e ss o f si x mi n u t e s t h e ch i l d b r e at h e d
i n t er r u pt e d
w i t h mu ch e ffo r t t h e ch e e k s an d l i ps b e c o mi n g p al e
T h er e
w as fr e qu e n t d e si r e t o d r i n k c o ffe e
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w i t h p er spi r at i o n ; c h e e k s an d li ps bl u e ; mo an i n g appar en t ly
w i t h o u t pai n
T h e w h o l e b o d y e xi bl e an d s o ft ; t h e e y e s
glaz e d w i t h c on v u lsi v e b r e at h i n g s at l on g i n t er vals H alf an
h ou r aft e r d e at h t h e b o d y b e c ame s t i ff
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h o u r s o n o pen i n g t h e v e i n s t h e blo o d w as fo u n d li qu i d an d
br o w n i s h ; t h e r i gh t lu n g pale an d e mph y s e mat o u s ex t e r n ally
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th
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kn e ss an d st i ffn e s s o f t h e
w h o l e b o d y S t i ff e s s an d e x t e n si o n o f t h e li mb s T e n si o n i n t h e
mu sc le s w h i lst w alki n g S e n sat i o n o f par aly si s of d iffer en t par t s
C on vu l s i ve s t ar t s
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pe r so n s i n
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lt h
th
ra n s o
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fu l ,
al l
i n for me d me t h at fo u
er
fo r m o f pi l l s , w e r e
t o t e t an
e
W u er z n
; viz
S en
s at i o n
of
w ea
36
FL O R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
ki n g an d also by n oi s e t er mi n at i n g i n blu e
n e ss o f t h e c h e e k s
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an d o f t h e l i p s
r am
r e s i r at i o n
o si n g
of t h e
e y el i d s
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c
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r
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li ke pai n s i n t h e e ar s an d ch e ekb on e s
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ar t
A n g u s t u r a ) h av e t h e fo ll o w i n g cli n i c al r e mar k s A n g u s t u r a h as
a g r e at ac t i o n u
an d s i n al n er v es
n t h e mo t o r
b
I
o
t
h
a
s
ee n
p
p
e m l o y e d w i t h s u c c e s s i n Rh eu mat i s m w i t h
p
p ar aly t i c c on di t i o n s ;
i n L ockj aw wi t h c on v u l si on s o f t h e mu sc l e s o f t h e b ack ; i n
t
ou c
wh i
le
dr i n
rr
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f th
i
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p
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d i n A ffec t i o n
b r an e ; Di ar r h oea an d D ys e n t e r y
A N TI D O T E
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po w er fu l effect s o f A n g u st u r a
s o
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mu c o u s mem
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p
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4 ; T ou r n ef or t , C l as s 1 4
al t er n u m, B a u h i n , ! w as, l i b v , sec t
D or on i cu m oppo si t ifol i u m,
fol ii s o vat i s i n t eg r i s, c au l i n i s g emi n i s O pposi t i s , Di n /n
D or on i cu m A u st r i acu m qu ar t u m, C l u s P an , 5 2 2
L a ma/7 , D i ct i i , p 3 1 2
an
F e h/r
L
336
ME
Pt ar mi ca mon t an
l at i fol i u m, D od on
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on
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-
th
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of
e r ay
th
c or ol l a ;
l eaf
l en g t h of t h e c al y x, er ect
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h er maph r odi t e, i n t h e di sk v er y n u mer ou s ; femal es
.
femal e l an
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P er i a n t h
; st y l e simpl e t h e l en g t h o f t h e st amen s ; st i g ma bi d
S eed s soli t ar y o bl on g ; d own simpl e ; i n t h e
c al y x u n ch an g e d
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H L
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F ig
maph r o di t es
di sk
t er a, Pen
m,
femal es :
n on e ;
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co r oll u l es
di at e ;
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ce ol at e,
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P OLYGA M I A S U PE R F LUA
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peci men i n
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th
Th
th
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H er bar i u m
38
FLO R A
N
Y
H O M GE O P A T H I C A
li e r au t h o r s o n me di
c al b o t an y o f t h e A r n i c a mo n t an a al t h o u g h by so me
(C h a u me
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c or i d e s
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on
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as e x r essly
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li k e t h e D o r on i c u m t h an t h e P lan t ai n ; C l u si u s (P l an t R a r i or es
p x v i i i ) d e scr i b e s a pl an t u n d er t h e n ame o f D o r o n i c u m P an
n on i cu m w h i c h ag r e es i n mo st r e s e ct s w i t h t h e A r n i c a mon t an a
p
T h e s ame pl an t i s men t i on e d by G er ar d e (l ib i i p 7 42) as t h e
G e r man M ar i g o l d o r C h r y s an t h e mu m l at i foli u m by G e s n er
as C al t h a al i n a
at i fo li u m
by
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br o u gh t i n t o u s e t il l t h e b egi n n i n g o f t h e l ast c en t u r y wh en i t
as
w as e x t o ll e d by a G er man ph y si c i an o f t h e n ame o f F e h r
t h e p an ac e a fo r c o n t u si o n s an d b r u i s e s ; h e n c e i t o b t ai n e d t h e
n ame P an ac e a l a sor u m
i
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fr o m 1 7 7 1 7 4 w i t h as h e r e l at e s mo st u n pr e c e d en t e d su c c ess
an d t h r o u gh
i t s ag e n c y h u n d r e d s o f pat i e n t s w er e sn at ch e d
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qu ali t i e s i n t h e h i gh e st d e g r e e an d also i n mali gn an t d yse n t er y
I t w as o b se r v e d t h at o n r s t g i v i n g t h i s me d i c i n e i t fr e qu e n t ly
r o d u c e d v o mi t i n g an d u n e asi n e s s at t h e s t o mach ; w h e n g i v en
p
i mpr o pe r ly an d i n t o o l ar g e d o se s i t ex ci t e s g r ea t a n xi et y
sh o o t i n g an d b u r n i n g p ai n s an d e v e n d an g e r ou s h e mo r r h ag e s
v o mi t i n g v er t i g o an d c o ma
I t h as al s o b e e n r e c o mme n d e d an d g i v e n i n par aly t i c d i s o r
d er s ; ch r o n i c r h e u mat i sm ; r e t e n t i on o f u r i n e fr o m par aly si s o f
,
ARN
th
bl ad d e r ;
fe v e r s ,
d,
an
d i ar r h
aea
di n
g
th
c e , at
ON T A N A
39
i n t er mi t t en t , pu t r i d ,
mau r o si s
a cc o r
mu c h i n F r an
IC A
H all e
e en
th
an
e p s y ; i t w as
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as
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ll
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p
d e c l ar e d i t t o b e S p e c i c i n d y s en t e r y
A r n i c a w as s u ppo s e d t o b e c o n t r a i n di c at e d by an i n amma
t o r y d i at h e si s a pr e di sp o si t i o n t o h e mo r r h ag e s an d i n t e r n al
c o n g e st i o n s
B e si d e s C o lli n as me n t i o n e d ab o v e S t o h l K au s ch C r i ch t o n
mu c o u s a d yn ami c pu t r i d
an d G i lb e r t ad v o c at e d i t s u s e i n
M ii e l l e r B u e c h n e r an d L a M ar c h e i n
an d p e t e ch i al fe v e r s
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I t b e c ame w h at i s t e r me d a fash i on abl e r e me d y ab o u t
t h e l at t e r par t o f t h e l as t c e n t u r y an d c o mme n c emen t o f t h e
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abl e r e me d y i n man y s e r i o u s d i s e ase s
D E S C R I P T I O N A r n i c a mon t an a i s a p e r e n n i al pl an t ; o w e r s
T h e r o ot i s w o o d y w i t h n u mer o u s small
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FLO R A
40
d wh
r adi c e s , an
an
mac er at e d h
en
gen t
as t r n
an
lpi n e si t u at i on s
o b scu r e ly an g u l ar
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an
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pl e s,
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d,
an
b r i gh t y e llo w
ar e
b o u t t w o i n ch e s i n
C al y x
d i ame t e r a n d pl ac e d o n u pr i gh t t e r mi n al pe d u n c l e s
h ai r y s c al e s
o f r o u gh
c o mp o s e d
T h e l ig u l at e
c yli n d r i c al
or et s ar e ab o u t si xt ee n t o ei gh t e en i n n u mb e r t h r e e t o o t h e d
an d s t r i at e d t w i c e as l o n g as t h e c alyx h ai r y at t h e b as e
S eed s
an d cr o w n e d w i t h a st r aw c o l o u r e d d o w n
ar e o bl on g bl ack i sh
T h er e ar e t w e l v e di ffe r en t s pe ci es o f A r n i c a
1 A r n i c a mon t a n a as ab o v e
L e av e s pe r fe c t ly
2 A ph i l os el l oi d es M ou s e c ar e d A r n i c a
vi llo se ; sc ape o n e o w er ed w o olly ; c alyx
en t i r e
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h
t
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e qu al l i n g t h e r a
d
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le aves t w o o r t h r ee i n ch e s l o n g an d ab ou t h alf t h i s br e ad t h
h ai r y e spec i ally o n t h e b ac k po i n t e d ; s c ape t w i c e as l o n g as
t h e l e av e s v e r y w o o ll y t o w ar d s t h e t o p ; o w e r l ar g e ; c al yx
t o me n t o s e o f t h e l en g t h o f t h e r ay ; o r e t s o f t h e r ay v e r y
an d mal e
n ar r o w
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T h e R oo t s F l o w e r s an d L e av e s
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or e l s e i t i s
p ar e d by maki n g t h r e e at t e n u at i o n s by t r i t u r at i on
d i g e st e d i n t w en t y par t s o f al c o h o l t o mak e t h e t i n c t u r e
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c an t e d ;
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sk i n
i n su ch t h e t i n c t u r e sh o u l d b e g r e at ly di lu t e d w i t h w at er ;
i n fac t i n man y c aS e s i t c an h ar d ly b e appli e d w eak en ou gh
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t h e o w er s as t h e y ar e oft e n s o i l e d by t h e e gg s o f t h e par asi t i c al
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i t h av e n o t t ak en t h e t r o u bl e t o t r y t h e pu r e e ffe c t o f n at u r al
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,
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or
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.
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to th
con se
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fo ll o w i n g r emar k s o n
d Tr i n
an
os e s t a
w h er e
mi t t el l eh r e)
an
xt en si on
of
FL O R A
44
me mbr an
C on i u m i s
mor e
s t r u c t u r e s,
tu
th
es
eci al
i t abl e fo r
su
th
c on
tu
s on s,
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an
of
ch
mb n
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of
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t u si on
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mp h y
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s er o u s
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j oi n t s
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r at o n
n u
an
pr e ssu r e
wh i
t o th
li g amen t s
ly
ce
mo r e
an sw er s
s o
es
f th
lc er s R u t a w e kn o w t o
b e spec i c i n c ase s o f me ch an i c al i n j u r y t o t h e t ar sal o r c ar pal
j o i n t s an d i n r h eu mat i c par aly si s o f t h e se par t s F er r u m mar i a
t i cu m i s e spe c i ally u se fu l i n a si mi l ar affe c t i o n o f t h e sh o u l d e r
j o i n t ; an d L ed u m w h en t h e h i p j o i n t i s t h e seat o f t h e se
ce
ll u l ar
es,
ll u l ar t i ssu e an d
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p
at h
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pu
trid
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c o n se
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lu s
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pon
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c au s e s
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an
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g ast r i c an d
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s,
e u se o f
mil i ar i s
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po pl e ct i c ,
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o f o n e c h ee
ch r o n
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pi t
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bl
g
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di
(
mo r r h ag e fr om t h
th
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ar
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mu
c ou s
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i cal
g t o t h e h o moeo
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qu en c e s of bl o w s
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fr o m t h
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mon i a
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by
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t alk i n g mo v i n g ab ou t bl o w i n g an d e v e n by e v er y s o u n d
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ai n s qu i ckly w an d er fr o m o n e p ar t t o an o t h er
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A N T I D O T E s C amph or I g n at i a : i t an t i d o t e s A mmo n i ac u m
C h i n a C i cu t a F e r r u m Ipe c acu an h a S en e g a
W i n e i n cr e ase s t h e effec t s o f A r n i c a by aggr avat i n g t h e
sy m t o ms
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V II
A S AF CE T I DA
G UM - R E
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t w o , pi n
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mmu n i s
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men t s on
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an c i en
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d G ale n
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t sch i n k
D u i vel s d r eck
pi n n at i sec t
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myst er y ; i t i s
er o
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t h ex asafoet i d a, F
i n t o t w o par t s
S eed s t w o, l ar g
mar k ed w i t h t h r ee di s t i n ct r i s
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,
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or
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y w h i ch
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Th
FLO R A
46
Di o sc or i d es
y s t h at i t g r ow s i n Syr i a
A r men i a M e di a an d L y bi a ; an d P li n y
F or a l o n g t i me
r
p ast t h e o n ly L aser (by w h i c h n ame t h i s g en u s w as c al l e d )
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k
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vau n t s i t s pow er s mo st
h i g h ly ; mi x e d w i t h v ar i ou s i n g r e di en t s i t pr e v en t s su ffu si o n
i n i n ammat i o n o f t h e e y e s cu r e s t o o t h ach e s t h e b i t es o f mad
d o g s an d
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e d w i t h r u t a i t r e li e v e s
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w
c ar b u n c l e s
an d w i t h o t h er su b st an c e s c u r e s sar c o ma p o lypu s
t et an u s
i s an e x c e ll en t g ar gl e i n s o r e
an d
opi s t h o t on o s ;
t h r oat ; h e lps t h e c at amen i a et c
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a
l
p n t N a E or F er u l a (fr o mfer u l a a c an e) w h i ch h e r e c o m
men d s as mo st u sefu l i n h aemopt ysi s c oel i aci s an d w h en gi ven
i n w i n e as a r e me d y ag ai n st t h e b i t es o f vi pe r s
P li n y (H ol l an d s T r a n sl a t i on b o ok xi x ) s ay s t h at L aser pi
t i u m w as di s c o v er e d r st i n t h e pr o vi n c e o f B ar b ar i e C yr en ai c a
T h e j u i c e or li qu or d r aw n fr o m t h i s h er b t h e y c all L aser ; a d r u g
s o magn i e d o f su ch si n g u l ar i t y an d u se i n
ph y si ck e e spe c i ally
t h at i t w as so l d by w ei gh t an d a d r ach m o f w h i ch c o s t a R o man
d en i er
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n ai c a o w i n g t o t h e far mer s an d
pu bli c an s pu t t i n g t h ei r c at t l e
i n t o t h e el d s i n w h i ch i t gr o w s an d i s by t h e m e at e n g r e e di l y
an d t h e y g r o w fat an d g i v e mu ch mi lk w h e r e by t h e y g ai n mo r e
t h an by all ow i n g i t t o s t an d fo r j u i c e
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d r op asl e ep an d t h e g o at b e g i n sn e e z i n g
F or man y y e ar s
t h e mer ch an t s h av e b r ou gh t n o o t h er L aser t h an t h at w h i ch
gr o w s i n P er si a
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,
i n d e scr i b i n
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47
Valer i u s an d M H e r en i u s br o gh t t h i r t y p u d w ei gh t
of i t t
Ro me f om C y en as n d t h at i t w a se t abr o d t
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c o mer s ;
at
t h e b egi n n i n g o f
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t h i s pl an t L aser pi t i u m w as en g en d er e d i n
o n e i n st an t
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gr oss an d bl ack Sh ow er o f r ai n i n
man n er o f pi t ch w h i ch su d d en ly fell an d d r en ch e d t h e gr o u n d
Th at t h e h er b wi ll n o t ch o o s e t o b e c u lt i v at e d b u t d i e s if
t ak en fr o m b ar r en s o i l
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c o n v u l si on s
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H o o pi n g
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at
w h i c h w a s d e sc r i
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t al l a
b ear s r u d i men t ar y le av es i n t h e for m o f t h e c yli n dr i c al b ase s o f
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le aves ar e t w i st e d o ff clo se t o t h e r o ot i n t h e b egi n n i n g of A pr il
an d t h e s oi l i s r e mo v e d fr o m t h e c r o w n o f t h e r o o t
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fo r t y d ays aft er w ar d s a sli ce i s c u t h or i z o n t ally fr om i t s su mmi t
u
po n w h i ch a mil ky j u i c e o f an o v er p o w er i n g fe t i d o d ou r
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b efor e t h e
so o ft en as t w e l v e t i me s i n t h e c o u r se o f s i x w e e k s
r o o t i s alt o g e t h er e xh au st e d
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aft e r
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t h e su n
e x c e pt
t h e l as t o per at i on
g at h er e d fr o m se ve r al pl an t s at on e t i me i s u n i t ed i n t o masse s
ab o u t on e o r t w o p o u n d s i n w e i gh t ; an d w h en far t h e r h ar d en e d
by k e epi n g i s s en t t o t h e por t s o f P er si a for e xpor t at i on o r
di spo se d o f for c on su mpt i on i n t h e c o u n t r y a s a c on di men t
man y o f t h e A si at i c s b ei n g e xt r emely fo n d o f i t ; an d fr o m t h i s
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b u r n i n g i n ai r w i t h a w h i t e ame an d t h e
an d i n ammabl e
I t s t ast e i s ac r i d an d b i t t er an d i t s
s mo k e
e v o lu t i on o f mu c h
Th er e ar e t w o d i er en t
o d ou r s t r o n g alli ac e o u s an d pe cu l i ar
s o r t s g en er al ly fou n d i n t h e sh op s A s afoet i d a i n g r an i s or A s a
fce t i d a i n t ear s ; A safoet i d a i n massi s or lu mp A safmt i d a : t h i s
lat t er i s su ppose d t o b e t h e r esi n o f t h e F er u la A safoet i d a t h e
o t h er b ei n g t h at o f t h e F e r u l a P e r si c a
B e si d es t h e g u m r e si n
t h e fr u i t o f t h e N ar t h e x A s afoet i d a i s i mp or t e d i n t o In d i a fr o m
P er si a an d A fg h an i st an u n d er t h e n ame o f A n jou d an b ei n g
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D I S TR I BUTI O N
P er si a ;
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D r F alc on e r fo u n d i t i n
mou n t ai n s o f C h or as san an d L aar
t h e v al l e y o f A st o r e o n e o f t h e su b or d i n at e v all ey s o f t h e In d u s
b eh i n d C ash mee r S i r A le x an d er B u r n es also fou n d i t i n t h e
fe et ab o v e t h e l e v el o f t h e
mo u n t ai n s of Hi n d oo K o o sh
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PARTS
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H O M (E O P A T H I C A
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VIII
A S AR U M E UR O P E UM
A sar a a coa , F ol e s F oo t , H
SYN O N YM s
folii s
r en
O E G Nu
R
S wed
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at
/n
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sa
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sau v ag e .
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su
v . sect
A sar et , C ab ar et ,
Ger m
D em
g li b
assel u r
asel kr au
A sar u m vu l g ar e
A sar u m
D OD E C A N D R I A
d el l e, O r eil l e d H
on
t,
aa el w u r z
W o d ol er
R am :
O r der , A R I S T O L O C H I ZE , J a ss
N ar a
A s ar o
or t
un
Wi l d
t,
bh i r su t i s, I n h m
n s
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S A R M EN TA C EE
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pai r s,
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ki
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pi st il s
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.
open ed .
men
separ at e st a
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mag n i ed
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sh o wi n
wi t h
c apsu l e, cr own ed
g it s
th
4 A g er men
.
men
e st a
st y
s an
l e,
an
F LORA
54
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
the Asarabacca are ident ical and he afrms tha t in the dist rict o f
Verona the Asar u m is cal led B acch er a and that the E nglish
name Asarabacca is a union o f the two A sarum and B acc ar i s
but it s eems t o have been a disput ed point even in the anci ent
time s as to what Was t h e B acc ar i s Galen says that it was a
term applied both to a herb and a L y di an oint me nt ; others
have suppo se d it to be the F oxglove (Digit alis) M at t h i ol u s
and Bauhin t hink the B ac car i s is the Conyz a squamosa t o which
it s eems mos t identical accordi ng to Adams
P liny evidently
did n o t con found the t w o plants ; in lib xxi cap vi (H ol l an d s
h e says :
There i s anoth er plan t which t h e Greeks call
A aa gov ver y differen t from Bac c ar i s
I do nd that this plant
is called A sarum becaus e it adorne t h not garlands (fro m a non
This h
er b e
A sa/r an d o t h
Wh er eas t h e L at i n
-
es
G r eci an
Va lg ag
me ;
s n a
cl epe t h
me
e sa
I t w as
"
The t rut h is f fan cy purging and vo miting medi
cine s as litt le as any man breat hing doth for t h ey weaken
nature ; n or shall ever advis e t hem t o be used un le ss upon
urgent nece ssit y I f a physician be N a t ure s servant it is h i s
duty t o st r engthen his mistress as much as h e can and weaken
S A RU M
E UR O P JE U M
55
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56
F L OR A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
t amen
r i or em r e t r u d u n t
atque ita mor b u m ad an g en t
A n d Z orn
also says in his B ot an ol og i a M edi ca (Berlin 1 7 14 s
That
the pounded leaves placed upon the p u l se will remove the
fever ; but we also know by manif old experience that Asarum
S A RU M
E UR O P JE U M
57
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FLO R A
58
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
to
S A RU M
E U R O P JE UM
59
homoeopathy
Accor di ng to N oack and Trinks (H an d bu ch
H am A r z n ei
Asarum is especially suitable to chilly individual s and to
literary men ; also in cases o f great irrit ability o f the nervous
system and after operations on the eye w hen the patient suffers
fromd arting pains Helminthia sis when ascarides are present
Intermittent fever s acco mpanied with par t ial chilli ness and
partial h eat o f single parts with external heat and i n t ern al
chilliness or with alternat e heat and chill s M egrim P eriodical
heada che O phthalmia Amblyopia Amauro sis E xce ssive
vo mitin g Colic and vo mitin g
A N T I DO T E s
Vinegar Camphor has the power also t o calm
any inj urious effect s o f A sarum either when given in large
o r in minu t e do s e s
,
IX
BE L L A D O NN A
AT R O P A
C ommon D wa l e D ea dly N i q t s a de
S YN O N YIl S B
.
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.
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u ss .
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IA,
R or b ah t u r b u c
E ZE
d P
or
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K r asavi t sa, O du r
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un
g g or
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or o l l a c am an u l at e, t wi c e t h e l en
C
e , par ti t e
v
p
y
gth
S t amen s di st i n ct
B er r y o f t w o c ell s
l ob es equ al
al
of cal y x ; t h e
L ea v es ov at e
S t em h er b ac eou s
S P E C C HA R
o n sh or t pe du n cl es s ol i t ar y
axil l ar y
.
lv
at i cu m, Gesn
sy
ad on e
s ch e .
W ar g h ar
ed .
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an
S0 1 mel an o
pp 8 6 , 1 6 6
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B u ck H i st S cot
ell t r i ch o t oma,
t h i ol as
B ll
O r d er , S O L A N
HA R
T ol lk ir
Ar
Ger m
S ol
mm
et c
O E G N ME S F
R
r od r
S ol an
34 6 ;
mn i fer u m
Sol mag u s, M
d on
us
Sp Pl an t
T r ay
en se ,
Sy
34 0 5 Par k
A t r opa l et h al i s, S a l i s b P
t
R ni
el l ad on n a,
'
u n
di vi
dd
e
Fl ower
F ig
per i car p
Th
c or ol l a
an
men s
st a
C al y x
an
d pi st il
Sect i on
of
th
T R O P A B E LL A DO NN A
61
wit s
The G reeks knew o f three varieties o f N ightshade The
G arden w hich they dee med innocent ; the S omnifero u s which
caused sleep ; and the F u rious which caused madness and
death ; b u t none o f them precisely agree with our Atropa
M at t h i ol u s however see ms t o have co nsidered that At ropa
Belladonna was u nkn o w n to the G reek physicians
P er eira
mentions that the earliest undoubted notice o f Belladonna
occu rs in the work o f Trag us A D 1 5 32 w h o calls it S olanum
Hortense n igr u m J oannes B o d mu s says it is the same as the
S olanum man i acu m o f D ioscorides A mo n g the Arabians the
j u ice o f the re cent leaves was applied in b u rns in that
disease co mmon to t he m called B u h e P au l u s JE g i n e t a men
tions that an over dos e w ill produce madness and death
K linger trie d many experiments w ith it and gave it at the
time o f Alberti in cancer
Bergiu s E vers and Greding used the re medy partic u l arly
in obstinate j au ndice fro m in farction o f the liver ; in epilepsy
chorea and other convu lsive dis or de r s as w ell as in palsy ; in
mania a n d in hydrophobia B u ckh av e instituted a variety o f
experiments in diseases o f the class neu roses p ar t l c u l ar l y in tussis
convulsiva He e mployed the root only and notes as follo w s :
That adults had d r ynes s o f the fau ces and nose fo r three or
four ho u rs Impeded degl u tition indistinct artic u lation and
that acids held only in the mouth were s u fcient to remove
these u npleasant sensations ; that all kind s o f drinks w ere use
less ; the pulse ful l and quick vertigo congestion o f the
v essels
o f the
head u sh i n g s du lness o f the eyes dr u n
k en n e ss dilated p u pils etc
were the consequences
But
l i ar l y
FL OR A
62
H O M CE O P A T I I I C A
-
that children had but few o f these sy mptoms and they were
always more slight showin g the eff ect o n l y by increased heat
ATR
OPA
BE L L A D
ON N A
63
eins ; the inj ection acted pro mptly and the patient fell into a
stupor the convulsions an xiety and oppression entirely ceasing
Sh e began to be able to sw al low liquids though with diffi culty ;
so me Slight hopes o f recovery w ere entertain ed b u t the sy mp
to ms soon became severe and ter minated in death (B l a cket t on
E j ec t of A t r op a p
M r G re en o f W enlock in S hropshire often found in u sing
Belladonna as an e mbrocation that he was obliged t o discontinue
it from its producing vertigo and great irritation o f the nervous
system
Van S wi et en relat e s a case w here a lady applied a Belladonna
leaf t o an u lcer beneath the eye s u spected to be cancerous In
a fe w hours the pupil w as dil ated even when exposed to a strong
light The nightshade was removed and the vision returned
The experiment was repeated several times and R ay was a
wi t ness to it
Belladonna has been employed to allay pain and nervous
irritation as in neuralgia prosopalgia and tic do u lo u reux A S
an antispasmo di c t o rel ieve rigidity and spasmodic contraction
A s a topical remedy in a case of angina
o f mu s cular bres
pectori s unconnected wit h organ ic disease the application o f
Belladon n a plast er t o the chest (b efore the ulceration caused by
t artar e metic had heale d ) produced alarming poisono u s symptoms
w h i ch when s u bsided the sympto ms o f angina had quite d i s
appeared (D avi es L ect u r e on D i sea s es of L u n g s a n d H ear t )
In hooping cough w ith great relief In maladies o f the eyes
dilatation of pupil iritis and other inammatory diseases of that
organ and t o diminish the morbid sensib ility o f this organ to
the in u ence o f light A S a r esolvent and discutient in enl arge
ment o f the lymphatic glands scirrhu s and cancer
The Atropa Belladonna is a perennial plant ;
D ES C R I P TI O N
owering in J u ne
The r oot is branched and spreading ; a
eshy p u lpy and j uicy white w hen fresh internally greyish
when dry ; o f a mawkish Slightly bitter taste and faint peculiar
odour The whole plant i s fetid when bruised o f a dark and
v
FLO R A
64
H O M GEO P A T H I C A
T R O P A B E LLA DO NN A
65
A t r opa S ol a n
a ce
FL O R A
66
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
P ark ,
T RO P A B E LL A D O N N A
67
"
68
FLO R A
H O M GSO P A T H I C A
d estroyed
bot h
an
d sp as mod i c
a t t a cks
wh
en ever
t h ey w er
fr
o ced
s w a l l ow
to
T R O P A B E LLA DO NN A
70
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
TR OPA
BE L L A DO N N A
71
'
72
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
TR O P A B E LL A D O N N A
73
cases
The follo w ing is from the E d i n bu r g h P h i l osoph i cal J ou r n a l
a n d M on t h l
ch i ves o
A
r
8
29
1
In
s
carlatina
M
e
d
i
ca
l
S
c
i
en
c
e
y
f
raged both among our troop s and the inhabitants o f the towns
and village s where we were quar t ered The Grand Viz ier
who had expended much time and money o n t h e discipline o f
this his favourite c orp s d a r mec gladly accepted the proposal o f
Dr O ppenhei m to t r y the effects o f Belladonna A S the troops
were generall y very young men and totally unaccustomed to
narcotics the dose he gave w as co mparatively small : thirty six
grains o f the extract o f Belladonna were mixed u p with on e
pound o f liquorice and ten grains o f this were giv en morning
and evening t o each soldier The success o f the experiment
far exceeded his most sang u ine expectations for not more than
tw elve men out o f
sickened after thi s plan was adopted ;
o f t hese t welve six died
; and it is to b e remarked that the dis
ease con t inued u n a ba t ed among the inhabitants where the
soldiers were qu artered after it had ceased amo n g the latt er
FL O R A
74
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
On ly
TR O P A
BE
LL A D O N N A
75
'
76
F L OR A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
ATR
O P A B E LL A DO NN A
77
On
th
h
p y l act i c P ow er s
B el l a d on
ai n st
S ca r l et
g
f
By C W Hufeland The author has been led both by
F ever
his own experience and that of a great many other practitioners
to for m s u ch a favo u rable O pinion with respect t o t h e powers o f
this medicine that he is convinced that in epide mics of scarlet
fever it o u gh t universally t o be resorted to as the best means o f
preventing the disease altoge t her o r mitigating i t s violence
The fol lowing are his general conclu sions
1 The proper use o f Belladonna has in most cases pre
vented infection even i h those instances w here by the continual
intercour se with patients labo u ring u n d er scarlet fever t h e
predispo sition tow ard s it was greatly increased
2 N u me r o u s observations have Sho w n that by the general
i cs o f scarlet fever h ave actu ally b een
u s e o f Belladonna epide m
arrested
3 In those fe w instances where the use o f B elladonna w as
ins u fcient to prevent infection the disease has been inv ari ably
slight
4 There are exceptions to the above three poi nts b u t
their number is extremely small
It seems that in some epidemics Belladonna has no pr otective
power s at all ; the individual disposition the method of u smg
.
r o
n a
78
FLO R A
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
1 8 38
wi th interest !
I shall now relate the mo de in which I made the disc overy
o f this specic preservative re medy
T h e mother o f a large family at the commence ment o f
J u ly 1 7 9 9 when the scarlet fever was most prevalent and fatal
h ad g o t a new cou nterp ane made u p by a se mpstress who
m
m
m
with
t
the
knowledge
the
f
or
er
had
in
her
s
all
cha
ber
o
f
u
o
)
(
a boy j u st recovering fro m scarlet fever The r st menti o ned
W o man on receivin g it examined and s melt it to ascertain whe
ther it might requ ire airin g b u t as she co u ld detect no smell she
pl aced it beside her on a so fa on w hich so me ho u rs later she laid
down t o sleep In this way a l on e she imbibed t his miasm A
week su bsequ entl y she was s u ddenly att acked with qu in sy
and its characteristic shooting p ains in the throat which was
s u bdu ed after fo u r days S everal days aft er w ards her d au g h
ter ten years of age w as attacked in the evening by severe
pressive pain in the abdo me n itching o f the head and b o dy
3"
an
Fr om H ah n eman n
,
1 851
L esser
Wr i t i n g s
T r an sl at e
by Dr D u g eon
.
H ea
TR OPA
BE L L A D O N N A
79
FL O R A
80
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
f ell
TR OP A BE L L A DO N N A
81
'
82
FLO R A
H O M O EO P A T H I C A
me
TR O P A BE L L A D O N N A
83
1
36
L
an
ce
t
8
o f a famil y o f eleven persons
7 vol ii p
(
wh o took the s u pposed specic yet every individu al c o ntracted
"
the di s e ase f
C L I N I C A L O B S E R VA T I O N s
A ccordin g to N oack and T rinks
B elladonna produ ces phenome n a similar t o those o f A con i t e
(l
not direct ly however by exciting the central points of the ner
vou s system into a more expansive activity w hich by a process
pr o d u ces phen omena o f inammation in the peri
o f reaction
l
u itable to plethoric
elladonna
is
especial
y
s
h
e r al tiss u es
B
p
scrofu lo u s irritable individu als ; persons disposed to a e c t i on s
congestions and sp as ms in whom the
o f t h e head and brain
nervo u s sy stem is hig h l y s u sceptible o f i mpressions and the
circ u l atory system is easily excited ; to the s an g u ine choleri c
temperamen t ; to the org anis m o f the child and the fe male
and su ch constitu tions as are analogo u s to those organis ms
-
'
On
r efer r i n
famil y i n wh i c
pi ces
it
B e si
e s,
er
in
mat er i al l y
n at e,
N ot
hI
mi n
o f an
g t o th
h ad
en
y g oo
dp d
e en
en
al t er s
by
ecau s e
it i s
o ccas i on
phy
cases
si c i an
evi
of
th
en c e u
k pi
ee
e
n
n o t a co
k
,
men
to
t i on
n ow
'
on
n ow l e
we
e ,
by D r
n ew a
r even
phy
dmi
si ci an
j
y
e me di c i n al
o r e e c t an
Si g mon
i t w as
at
ht
dg t h t t h
wh i
may ju st
mpl et e
as
t i ve
w el l
r ea s o n
of
e s
th
say s
u n
i st er e
wh
as s er
mal l
o s ai
t i on
ac t i on
o x.
at
of
it is
th
er
on e
e au s
h ad g i ven
o w ev er
B el l a
In
b d
su r
on n a
u sel ess
to
er y
vacci
84
FLO R A
H O M tE O P A T H I O A
mor e
d el i ca t e t h e i n
med
or
t i ssu
or
an
th
mor e
su
i t a bl e i s
n a
T R O P A BE L L A D O N N A
85
86
cu
FLO R A
m h y st er i cu m
,
c on
H O M GE O P A T H I C A
e st i cu
A sthma M i l l ar i
P ne u
monia
TR O P A B E L L A D ON N A
87
B E R BE R I S VU L G A R I S
C ommo n B a r ber r y
S
G er
YN O N YM S B
.
1 32 5
FO R E I G N
Sp a/n
GE N
B er
er i s
met or u m
in
R a i i Sy
46 5
B u sh ;
S in
a aci
a, or
O xy
ac an
a,
AM E S
er i s
C AR
al
Du t
er
r id
e
p
j
y
L E pi n
B er
y x in f er i o
vi
er i s
n et
te
R u ss
Sau er
B ar b ar i ss
pr
of si x s
Ger m :
eadi n
or n
I t al
Cre
s in
ve
re d d eci du ou s
r o l l a of si x r ou n di s h e
gg
c on ca
col ou
hre o t er o s t h m l l t C
v Spre di g p t al s pp osi t t t h s p l e h wi t h t w o
c
d pl y col
d prob bl y
t if ro gl d t t h e b s
o bl o g m r
Fi l m t si x st r p sh p d at t e d bl
t opp si t e t o t h
(g
p t l b t short er t t h d t t h b e f h A t h of t wo s p r t
pp o i t dg s f t h e s mmi t o f t h l m t e h Op i n g
l ob
th
v l v fr m t h e b t t om pw rds G m s p ri r y li dri c l
by
S ty l
o e
S t ig m
i gl
rou n d
lo g
t m
d at
th
bro der t h t h e g rm a t l y b ordered p rm e t B r y ob
l l p l py
g bl t O f o
p e i g t t h t op S d t w o
l
bl o g cy li n dri l pri ght ; t ta h d by hort t l k s t o t h e l ow r
t hr
p t of t h ll
t h e i f ri or or ll
f si x p et l
d t h e t wo or
l y x of ix s p al
Th
r i t h e s me
t h ee s e d d b rry w il l di t i g i s h t h i s from ot h r g
l ss an d r d r
i n versel y
Cl t
p d l s L
t hr ee l ft
S E C C HA R T h
P t l e ti
h p d obl o g wi t h bri t l y rr t
eg g
pl ;
sh p d
th
a s
se
on ca
o e
e a s,
as
u n
ee , o
a e
en
en
s n
e,
an
a e
s a
er s
ac
a a e
en
an
er
ee
s a
a s, an
a o
or n s
an
un
er
u s
ac
en e a
eac
s,
c a
cu
a s,
e ca
ce
ca
e ce
ar
n e
n e
e n
en
an
n e c ar
as
en s
es
e e
e s a
ac
as
en
e o
e s
ou r e
ee
e s, o n
n e
e,
on
-c
I S T O R Y T his is
en
a u r es
se
u s er s
ou
e a s
eav es
r e
on e o
F ig
g er men
n
, a
et al
d st i g ma
D i t t o,
St i g ma
an
o wi n
th
d g er men
e n ect ar if er ou s
.
si n
g l an
g l e st amen
s
.
St amen
s,
BE R BE R I s V
UL G A R I S
89
FLO R A
9O
H O M tE O P A T H I cA
The co n serve made o f the fru it and s u gar perfor meth all
those th ings be fo re re me mb ered b u t with better force and
s u ccess
F The r o ots o f the tree steeped fo r certai n days t ogether i n
strong lie ma de with ashes o f the ash tree and the hair O ften
moistened therewith makes it yell ow
G T h e bark o f the root is also u sed in medicine for the
B E R BE R IS
UL G A R I S
91
92
FLO R A
fro m the
vessels
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
the he morrhoidal
N
S
R
O
P
H
I
D
I
T
I
BU
TI
O
The B erberis v u lg aris is
L
A
C
E
G
R
A
G
in dige n ou s in G reat B ritain and o ther parts of E u r ope The
D E S C R I P TI O N
B E R B E R IS V UL G A R IS
93
94
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
XI
B O V I ST A
L YC O P E R D O N
P
S
YN ON YM S L c
osu
lu i, M
B o l t on , F u n g
at
t h i ol
FO R E I G N
AM E S
Ger m: W ol fsr au ch
St u i fz w amm
I t al
Kl ot svamp
at
bal l
B ovi st a
al .
a u s
L in n
ovi st a,
B O VI S T A
M ol ly p uf
vt
Fu n g u s
per d on
m,
Ly
c ael at u
co p
mg r escen s,
er s
m Fr i es
Sy
st
n op .
ung
Ly
cop
re
B o i st e, Vesse l ou
Ve s s e d e l o u
d es
b h
ou vi er s
K u g el s ch w amm, R au ch pi t z , D er S t au s c w amm
D a n : S t or svam
Sp an : L i coper d o
L i c oper d o
glo
it u s
Du t
S w ed
F U N G I (M Y C E T E S ) T r i bu s G A S T E R O N YC E T E S
C R Y P T O G A M I A F U N G I
O r d er ,
GE N C HA E Fu n g u s rou n di s h
i mp al p ab l e see ds
S P E C C HA R
S t eml es s whi te
.
hy p
es
en i n
th
at
t op,
fu l l
of
p ow d
er y
on
l y two
c oat s
h a gi g
to
bl k ;
ac
re gu l ar gl obe
wit
I S T O R Y T here is no notice
Fig s
9*
Th
me
e n a
B ovi s t a, fr om t h
1 , 2,
is
e
an
d 3 Th
.
d iv d
er
fr o m
G er man B o st
fu n g u
Aur
in
as, a
er en
w ol f ;
di ff
an
st ag e s o f
i t s g r ow t
p3co, t o
1r e
pl
ex
de
b kw d
ac
ar
96
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
E
S
R
C
N
I t may be generally known by its globose
D
I P TI O
stru ctu re smoothish s u rface and light colou r the whole formi ng
a simple c o verin g to the white cottony s u bs t ance within which
s u bst ance in an advanced age becomes a mass o f r ml y
entangled bres o f a dark c ol ou r h olding an immense qu antity
of
extremely ne sable powderw e presu me the seeds
T h e covering t o o becomes d ark more or less o f a brown ish
slate colo u r o f a silky l u stre and stiff satiny textu re S mal l
pl ants o f this sl ate colo u r have been c al led Lycoperdon ar d o si a
ce u m It has been confo u nded with the Lycoperdon prote u s
b u t is less co mmon and has the same n u mber o f skins b u t the
o u ter o n e is ne ver so ro u gh which w ill help t o dis t ing u ish it
a s well as its being destitu te o f the cell u lar part at the base
,
(S ower b
un
i
g )
I TA
BO V S
A ccording t o
97
an d S epte mber !
IC
H
T
E
D
L
M
c
E
F
A
I
C
O
A
U
S
E
H
O
S (
M
) B ovista is especially indi
debilitated syste ms with gre at
or
c at e d in irritable j u venile
variability o f the circu l atory and nervo u s syste ms as well as fo r
orid scro fu lo u s or nervo veno u s individu als more especi all y
for su ch as h ave a tendency easily t o take cold with dist u rb ance
swelling o f the gl ands In s u ch B ovist a is
o f circ u l ation o r
most especially specic in affections o f the S kin and in diseases
o f the heart
P ap u lo u s squ amo u s an d vesicu lou s eru ptions
o f the ski n
Lichen especially agriu s P r u rigo P soriasis
e v en diffu sed P ityriasis H erpes (with dry an d hu mid spots )
Intertrigo I mpetigo A cne E r u ptions at the
E rythema
corner o f the mo u th and u lceration o f the lips
Ulcers o n
Inter mittent fe v ers
C atarrhal an d rhe u matic
t h e ngers
-
C ar e
mu st
be t a
r o t eu s,
g i g an t eu m or
en
h hi
w ic
g
s
at
er
mu ch
th
tru
l ar g er
an
B ovi st a,
mor e
an
t u ber
n ot
cu
l ou s
th
.
Ly
co
p d
er
on
FL O R A
98
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
X II
BR YO N I A A L BA
W H I TE
BL A C K -BE R R I E D
YN O N YM S Vi t i
.
Br y
on
FO R E I G N
J ac q
eu z a al
GE N
at
t wo
or
Vi t i s al
Bry
or c a
at
t h i ol
Bry
Uv a
a.
o n e,
r an ca
G er
S w ed
v e cl eft
t h in ;
gl
h rb
si n
en
t in
b v lg
a
a, s
I t al
L i nn
Br y
on
br i n
a.
a
l
u
i
n
c
o
u
q
an
B r i on i a, Vi t a
W ei sse
o sv a
Z au n
.
ru
P ol
bi
i a i oi ca,
an ca
b e, St i ch w u r z
P ry
Sp a n
est epb i at
l a v e cl eft
mb ers
wi t
si
ee - cl e
S ty l e t h r
b rr
mpl e
ft
en
il s,
e s
in
thr
ee
d st al
an
hr
B er r y
an
en
or o l
But
M O N (E C I A M O N OD E L PHI A
fert il e
a c eou s cl i
ma al
H u n dr
on e
ser
l evr e
ou
U C UR B I T A C E JE
ly
an
W i t t e B r y on
pi
d ; ski
O r d er , C
a r s,
c ell e
er a
aar ,
HA R
AM E S
a.
W el de w y n
N
ia
i g r i s, M
s n
kd
e
rn at e l eaves
S P E C C HA R L
ves co rd at e v e l ob e d d en t at e c al l o s o scabr o u s Fl ow er s
racemo se c ory mb ose mon oeci ou s C ly x i n fert il e ow ers as l on g as
S t i g ma smoot h
B er r y bl ack
c orol l a
al
te
ea
H I ST OR Y
'
ta
F ig
men
st a
st y
l es ,
5"
an
Th
g r ow t
Th
st
c al y
Th
e an
i g ma
me
e n a
of
it s
is
h
7
an
er
co r oll a o f
Se c t i o n
S ec t i on
d iv d f
er
r o
of
mp
ms fr om t h
an n u al s t e
mal e
th
w,
e
ow er
of
di t t o
er r
g er mi n
er en n
2 S ec t i on
.
Femal e o w er
o wi n
g th
r o ot
o si t i o n
o , ex r essi ve o f
i al
di t t
of
th
6
of
o,
.
o S
Th
th
g er men
e se e
e vi g or ou s an
th
ow
pi d
ra
FLOR A
100
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
r se.
B R YO N I A
AL
BA
1 01
al b a o f L i n n m
u s
Mesne reco mmends the u se o f B ryo n ia alba in many diseases
and extols it highly ; and S erapion ascribes to it amongst o ther
virtu es that o f produ c ing a great ow o f milk
G alen (D e
S i mp l i c lib v i ) says
the virtu es o f the V itis nigra (B ryoni a
1 02
FLO R A
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
c o mmen d an t u r
u t ab u teri st r an
It
was
u l at u r eas v i n d i c en t
g
recommended by H ar man d M on t g ar n i (N ou veau T r a i t emen t d es
,
a l a d i es
dy
s en
t r i qu
es
Ver d ) for
.
"
B R YO N I A
mistake n
AL
BA
1 03
v
L eaves cordate
lobed petioles
9 B r y on i a c or dif ol i a
long with t wo teeth at the base o f the le af N at ive o f Ceylon
N ative o f the E ast Indies
1 0 B r y on i a ma d er asp a t an a
N ati v e o f the E ast Indies
1 1 B r y on i a s c a br el l a
1 2 B r y on i a s ca br a
N ati v e o f the Cape o f G ood H ope
N ative o f A fric a
1 3 B r y on i a n an a
,
as
'
FL O R A
1 04
H O M GE O P A T H I C A
ative of A frica
L eaves smooth deep green above
1 5 B r y on
rather gla u co u s beneath l arge c ord ate root tender white
and bitter ; ste m long angu lar t w ining pointed with a leaf a
tendril and a ower at e ach j oint ; owers greenish with o u t
white within ; berries oval abou t the si z e o f an olive red
N ative o f the A ntilles
N ative o f J apan
1 6 B r y on i a J ap on i c a
N ati v e o f J amaica
1 7 B r y on i a r a c emosa
L eaves cordate an gled ; berries
1 8 B r y on i a ver r u cosa
glob u lar
L eaves su b t r i l ob at e hairy drawn to
1 9 B r y on i a l a t ebr os a
a point at the base N ative O f the C anaries
S tem angu lar smooth ; berries
20 B r y oni a a mp l exi c au l i s
s olitary the si z e o f a haz el n u t N ati v e o f the E ast Indies
2 1 B r y on i a h a s t a t a
L eaves hastate edged wi th little
teeth ; berry s mall red N ative of C hin a ab ou t Canton
2 2 B r y on i a t r i l oba
N ative o f Cochin C h i na
P A R TS U S E D I N ME D I C I N E A N D M O D E O F P R E P A R A T I O N
The root mu st be taken befo r e the plant o wers there fore
be fore the month of J u ne and the j u ice is to be expressed
from it and prepared according t o the mode previo u sly men
t i on e d o f preparing the recent plant
The root has a very
nau seating biting taste and dis agre eable s mell It grows some
times to a g reat siz e and has been sold as the r o ot o f the M an
drake by herbalists T h e root o f the B ry on ia alba is s omewhat
different t o that of the B ryonia dioica being mo re branched
an d more c o vered with t u bercles
*
P O I S O N OU S E FFE C TS O r l a (T or G en vol i p 6 7 9)
made the followin g experiments on the r o o t o f the B ryonia
u po n
animals
H e applied t w o o u n ces fou r grains o f the
ne powder of the dry root o f B ryo n ia to the cellu l ar tiss u e
o f the external part o f the thigh o f a g o od si z ed d o
The
g
14 B r y
.
on
i a A by ssi n i c a
i a A mer i ca n a
'
3
ar e
Th
th
u cu r
e co l o c
bi t
acea
e ar e
h by
,
on
i a,
g en
an
er al l y
el at er i u
ar
ml es s
Th
e c
hi
pt i
ef exce
on s
t o t is
ru le
BR Y ON I A
AL
BA
1 05
pu
r at i on
1 06
FLO R A
H O M (E O P A T H 1 C A
B R YO N I A
AL
BA
1 07
1 08
FL OR A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
'
B R YON IA
AL
BA
1 09
X III
C A LE N DU L A O F F IC I N A L IS f
M
ARI C OL D )
(
.
YN O N YM S C l t h
au r eu
S ol i s
FO R E I G N
bl
me
la
at
th
C al t
h v lg
a
Ver r u car i a
L e S ou ci d e J ar i n
Du t
R u ss
G o u d b l o em
og o t k i
Ger m
I t al
B au h i n
ar i s,
Fl o s omn i u m men si u m
O r d er , C
f ci n al i s , M
o n sa .
AME S
C al en
at
T o d t en b l u me
Sp a n
D i e G emei n
dl
C al en
S ol s eg i n
Fi or e
a,
R i n g el
mese
og n
O R YM B I F E R E
J u ss
SY
N E C E SS A R
IA
N GE N E S A
P O L YG A M I A
pri ght wi t h m ro li r l c o
l t
di k me
e rl y eq
l di vi i o
l l r di t ; or t of t h
C
t b l
r
mi q i q d t h l e g t h of t h c l y x T h e B y t r p
h p d v ry l g t hree t oot h d h i ry at t h b s wi t h t v w i t h
pi t i l s l y S t m of t h e di k l me t e pi l l ry v ry h rt ;
th r th l
gt h of t h t i s rt d i hol l w cy li d r P i t i l f
t h di k germ obl
g t hr
r ered t y l t hr d h p d
rc l y t h e
l e gt h o f t h e t m s ; s t i g m o b t
P i t i l of t h
b i d t r i g h t
y
g rme Obl o g t h cor r d t y l t h ad h p d st i gm t w bl g
mi t r xed
p rm e t l y x v rg i g d
P
i
p th
i r u mf r
d pr d S d i t h
f t h di k
o
th
e
tr
; i
som t i m
b t r r ly
l i t ry
membr
i v r l y h art h p d
omp r
d ; i t h y li t ry l y er bl g i rv d t ri g l r wi t h
m mbr o
gl m rk d t h o t i d l o gi t di l l y wi t h t h g re
f v g t bl
D w
k da d t
e
R
pt l
l
kd Dw o
S E C C HA R R
C l y x w i t h m y di vi
pt
i s
f t h e di k membr o s
S d i t h e i r mf r
GE N
HA R
a e, n
ar
a cu
n a e,
e ss e
ee
es ,
an
e a
F ig
Fl or et
Th
w or
ower s al l t h
dC
e
e c en
e r a
ee s
of
th
al en
la is
r ou
e o
er
s o
on
Fl or et
ro
of
m C al en
ae,
ee
on
an
e en c
an
on
n a
an
an
di k 3 S d v
d th m th b
s
o, o
e ra
e c
n e.
s ca
con
e se
n cu
th
ca
as
n e
ac e n a
ec e
e s,
n er
an
ea
ca
an ou s ,
r e
d iv d f
.
e en c e o
on
cu
e r ay
n on
ac e n a
ear
so
car
so
e,
ece
er
u se,
n e e
a e
u s an
s on
ee - co n
en
or e
r ee-
ess e
on
s a
ou
n u
a e,
an
e s
a e
n ea
u s
n u
en
en s
en
ly
or o
n e ar
u e
e s
n s
u n
on
on
se
mpl e
u a
an
a l y x si
o u s,
es s el
s,
(mag n i ed)
ecau se
th
pl
an
C ALE N
DU L A OFF ICI N A L I S
111
I
T
O
Y
The ancients co n sidered the C lend la
S
R
H
a
d eob st r u
Tu
m C aS S I a
b
at
a .
u e a
i s In
M ol l i s L u t eol a i n g i t
t exen
a cc i n
s su avr b u s
i a C al t
er b i s
FL OR A
112
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
t hat t hese p ains incre a sed when the dose exceed e d thirty fo u r
grains in the twenty fo u r ho u rs It is interestin g to note t h at
E l g afaki st ates th at v iolent v o mitin g e n s u es after t aking fo u r
dr ach ms o f the j u i c e o f M arigold D r S t ein ex t ols t h e e f c ac y
o f this plant in c ancer o f the skin ; he prep ares the j u ice fro m
the green pl ant an d its blosso ms an d makes an ointment with
b u tter and ch arco al w hich is applied t o the u l c er
D E S C R I P TI O N C al e n (l u l a o f ci n al i s is o n e o f t h e most c o m
mon annu als in o u r gardens ; h as a short div aric ated ste m
di v iding l o w into n u mero u s b u sh y br an c hes a foot or t w o in
height p u bes c ent and p ale green as well as the le aves ; these
ar e long a little sin u ated the lower an d middle ones o v al and
bl u nt the u pper ones lanceolate T h e ow er s are r adiate d and
colo u r c o min g o u t at t h e ends o f the br anches
o f a golden
Flowering the gre ater p art O f the s u mmer ; the owers being
open fro m nine in the morni n g to three in the aft ernoon
G E OG R A PHIC A L D I S T R I BU TIO N N ati v e o f F r ance ; and fo u nd
in c u l ti v ated gro u nds over the gre ater p art o f E u rope
P A R T S U S E D I N M E D ICI N E A N D M O D E 0 F P R E P A R A T I O N
T h e L ea v es and F lowers
F or internal u s e t h e t inctu re is
prepared as is described u nder A coni t e F or ext ern al appl i
c at ion
D r T h o r e r reco mmends the fol l owing zO n e prep ara
t ion was O bt ained by lling one third o f a clean bottle with the
le av es o f the plant and the other t w o thirds with fresh c lean
well water T his mixtu re w as exposed to the r ays o f the su n
fo r two o r three d ay s t aking care to cork the bottle well the
mo ment o f fermentation being care fu lly watched
In this
w ay a w ater h aving a S lightly aro matic s mell w as O bt aine d
w hi c h w as i mmediat ely o u red o ff an d in bo t t les her metic all
p
y
se ale d w as at on c e c arried into a cool cell ar A noth er pre
r at i o n
a
is O btained by mixin g two thirds o f equ al p ar t s o f
p
al c ohol an d w ater W ith one t hird o f the owers o f M a rigold
T his s econd prepar ation sho u ld be u sed dil u ted le s t the al c ohol
S ho u ld irrit at e the w o u nd
T h e chie f e mploy ment o f C alend u l a h as been as an external
-
'
'
C ALE N
plication
DU L A OFF I C I N A LI S
1 13
ap
FLO R A
1 14
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
E very wo u nd
went on as fav o u rably as it did in the leg
he aled admirably closed by granu l at ion an d was covered with
a n ew S kin T h e boy entirely recovered in se v en weeks
W C had his ngers c au ght in the wheel o f a mill ; the
and t w o j oints o f the ring
a n terior j oint o f the index n g e r
n g er were entirely torn o ff and the eshy p ar t o f t h e tip o f the
middle nger w as likewise carried away a s mall portion of the
bare bone of the second j oint o f the ring n g er h ad re mained
an d the patient w as v ery anxio u s to ha v e it amp u tate d
It w as
le ft however with t h e hope that the gr anu l ation might be
favo u r able and cover this little re mnant o f the j oint wi th eshy
p articles The C alendu l a was applied on the second day after
the occ u rrence o f the accident T h e res u lt o f the applic ation
was ver y satis factory T h e wo u nds did not s u pp u r ate and the
granu lation went on u ndistu rbed to the termination o f the c u re
T h e little spic u lu m o f bone on the ring n g e r had exfoli ated
s lightly at the tip b u t that portion o f the bone which was adh er
i n g to the j oint had beco me co v ered with esh
D r S chu l z has u sed the Calend u la with the most satis factory
res u lts in co mpo u nd fractu res o f the limbs etc It will s u f ce
to remark that in all cases where the eshy parts have been
carried away and the edges o f t h e wo u nd c annot be brou ght
together by plaster the A qu ae C al en d u l ae is the best applica
tion as a wash T h e s u pp u rative process which is so exhau sting
in l arge wo u nds is either ent irely prevented o r very mu ch
S hortened and diminished b
u la w ash
the
Calend
C
end
la
a
l
u
y
may als o be u se fu l in ind u ration o f sto mach and u teru s
.
X IV
D R YO B A L A N O P S
YN ON YM S D
mph
or ea,
FO R E I G N
K amph
ph
or
er
S an
AM E S
s cr
C A M P HO R - T R E E
ph
a an o
F r
ar
C am
os b.
ph
re
S wed
pu r a
or a ,
P t er y g i u
C am
K amfer
it
bl
i fer a, R
or
Du t
ry o
C AM PH O RA
THE
m t er es
Gafur
bl
a an o
mat i ca,
s ar o
G dr t n
fo r a
an
D an
Hi n d
Dr y
K amfer t
a b.
Ar
C o l ebr
I t al
a
le
Sp a n
ph
Al
a u r
er
can
Ger m :
R u ss
fo r
al a
K am
Ka
u r
ar u s .
GE N
at
HA R
wi t
c ap,
G UT T I F E
O r d er ,
al
y
li
ve
v vd
S PE
o
HA R
bt
u sel y
a cu
min
ca u c ou s
POL YA N
mose
o n e -c el l e
wi n
sc a
t,
an en
O N OGY N I A
gd
l ar
en
s ol i t a
in t o
ry
S eed
D R IA
mbr y
gi bb
ve
or o l l a
ou s
et all e
co n
ver
s e,
l at e, l on
v d p rm
on e -l ea e
C ap su l e t ree al
w i t ou t
eri s erm
R ZE
ea 0 6 8 su
p ri r
e
ti
at e, en
re
et i o l es s
feri or on es O pp osi te
in
al t e n at e,
hort
pai
S t ip u l es i n
ell i
r s , su
pt i
c,
u l at e,
I S T O R Y Camphor
w as
'
F ig
w as
Th
er i an
an
ph i f d i
b l p C mph
pp d f m l y t
C
Dr y
a an o
su
mer c e
or
o se
ou n
or
man
o r a an
er
ca
su
d th
be t h
le
pl
an
e on
Th
e ca
t s, b u t
on
au r u s
C am
ly
pl
an
su l e,
t r an
l y i n t wo i n
ph
t wh i c
o r a,
an
or
y i el
dd
e
er s e sect i on
y g r eat
ph
th
or
Th
u an
t i t i es,
vi z
L au
r el ,
h h
mp h or
w ic
of c o
1 16
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
C A M PH O R A
1 17
an d
E pi l e pt i ci s bene mu ltis o p e m fert
S pasmos s ol v i t
b
s
L
och er i
O
l
pp
he
even
cites
a
case
4
8
5
c
(
(
p
where an epilepsy o f three years standing
P r a et
had been c u red by Ca mphor T h at C amphor prod u ces i n am
mations o f the organs is as well known as th at it disperses the m
B ar t h e z reco mmends it as an antiphlogisti c in S preading i n am
In i n ammat i on i b u s i n t er n i s s u mmo c u m fr u c t u pr o
mations :
L evat e t
alia s r e mo t i or es ;
b u t at p 49 4 he s ays ag ain :
e xi mi e internas
P o u t e au calls C amphor a
i n ammat i o n e s
,
FLO R A
1 18
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
and (p
De i n ammat o r i i s feb r i b u s pr aeci pu e
e mi n e t
u a
q
e
su b e a p u l s u s velocitate v i o r e u e e t stasi s ang u inis
t
u m
q
g
o b t i n et
d u b i t ar i posset S i r at i o c i n i i s u n ice i n h aer er e fas esset
A st met u m am minu it e xpl o r at a C amph o r ae in i n ammat i o n i b u s
e xt e r n i s d i s c u t i en d i s virt u s
A ccording t o F r H o me (C l i n
one can expect no ad v an
Ver s T r an s L eipsic 1 7 8 1 p
t age from the u s e of C amphor (which renders very good servi ces
in diseases of an inammatory kind) in nervo u s fevers as being
diseases o f an opposite so to say an t i i n ammat o r y nat u re he
there fore conclu des Camph o r w ou ld be inj u rio u s even in ner
vo u s fever O f a contrary O pinion are S toll V ogel R eil and
many others Friedl ander calls there fore Camphor a H eros
,
C A M PH O R A
1 19
It is tr u e
more the charac t er o f inammation o f the brain
C amphor ex c ites apoplectic S oporo u s states b u t it is also k n o w n
to h av e b een e mployed fo r re moving the same H u n n i u s cites
cu red by inj ections o f C am
a c ase o f sopor at its highest pit ch
phor into the median veins (H uf el a n d s J ou r n a l v ol xxii st 4
p
C a mphor
B u t G A R i c hter observes (l c p
mu st gener all y speaking be e mployed with so me cau tion in apo
C amphora
af r mat
ob t i n u i t
t ame n
K i n n ea r qu od salte m
contra et pl et h or i ci s
c al i di s
fr i g i di s c or por i b u s c on v en i at
.
et
n oc eat
mo r b u m o mn i n
au
e at
(R
Vog el , H i st
at
We
edit n o va F r an c of e t Lips 17 6 4 p
re ad in S tahl (l e p
A mong those who s u ffer
fro m phrenitis and rave
Camphor h as been given with
benet B u t Q u ar i n says
S u nt q u i magn as doses n o n fer u n t
M ed
FL OR A
1 20
sine
H O M cE O P A I H I C A
nimi a p u l s u s
ibu s
ap u t
c
con
g
M
ed en d
v u l si o n i b u s e t
M
et h o d
ebr
p
h
r en i t i d e l e t h al i
F
(
p
A c c ording to P inel E squ irol an d others C amph o r is
serviceable in certain kinds o f mental disorder and in others
inj u rio u s
In M u rr ay (1 c p 504 ) t here is the following
passage : N o n mi r o r al i qu os C amphora s u mt a in maj ore m
fu rore m r aptos vel qu ietos ante jam repente delirass e v el con
pro u t ille an g er c u j u s C ar minati me mi n u i t ex
v u l s i v o s fu isse
B u r se r i u s v on K amt fel d ad
r e t r o g r e ss a man i acu s
s cab i e
v ises Camphor to be applied where the se n s i b i l i t as nervea is
d iminished and not where the i r r i t ab i l i t as is a u gmented ; Fried
l ander O bserves there u pon : B u t who does not know th at in
man i aci s the sensibil it y o f t h e whole body is di min i shed being
au g mented
in its principal se at the brain
W ere on e to
madmen wo u ld be driven
a d minister Ca mphor in this state
ac c el e r at i o n e
es t i o n
c on
ad
C A M PH O R A
12 1
xx v iii
N o
In otalgi as s ay s K r au s (l c p
o n e c an only expect aggra v ation fro m t h e c u sto mary p u tting o f
C amphor into the e ars whi c h also generally proves to be the
c ase
T h at C amphor ind u c es s ali v ation h as been e v idenced
by the experi ments o f V incen z o Menghini (C ommen t d e
B on on i en s S ci en t et A r t I n s t i t
p
b u t that it re moves
saliv ation parti cu larly the merc u ri al is also well known
F riedlander c all s the S pecic virtu e o f Camphor ag ainst mer
cu ri al s aliv ation an d str ang u ry after c anth arides ctitio u s
an d
B y the ide a o f sp ecif i c there c an be nothing else u nder
adds
stood than the ac tion o f a s u bst ance on a formation o f the body ;
now this ac tion is at all ti mes by the organic l aws o f animal
life sti mu l ation ; consequ ently C amphor o u ght r ather to au g
ment th an re s tr ain t h e ag e n c ies o f b oth the above s u b st ances ;
me anw hile i f s u c h is the c ase the phenomenon mu s t then
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o u twardly
In G eoffroy (1 c p 7 7 9) we re ad the following
It is the tr u th and not to be denied th at there h ave been so me
people in who m the natu ral fa cu lty has been weakened and
stied by t o o long a u se o f Camphor and o n the other hand
there ar e many w h o have had reco u rse t o this resin fo r su p
pressing lu stfu l desires an d have co mplained o f hav ing been
C A M PH O R A
that p o wer
1 23
urra
y
J Or g
edit L eipsic 1 8 2 1
p 2 42) places C amphor almost o n an equ ality with the chie f
stimu lants and say s
A n d fu rther we know also now fo r c er
tain that C a mphor possesses no pec u liar property o f lowering
the sexu al desire as several h ave believed and as the v u l g ar
still i magine and there fore the u t ility of this medicine in the
Th e
above mentioned malady (nympho mani a) is re fu te d
case may however occ u r where C amphor does good ser
vice i n nympho mania t o o ; b u t this can only be when it bears
the ch aracter o f debility an d whe n the generat ive syste m is n o
h i b i t i on o f it
A ccording to S elle also (M edi c C l i n 5 t h edit
C amphor u sed frequ ently weakens the
B erl 1 7 8 9 p
gener ati v e fac u lty ; hence i t w as for merly looked u pon in
mon asteries as a s o called mean s o f c h astity J O h C h r S tark
(H an d b z K en n t u H ei l i n IV K r an h h J ena 1 8 00 v ol
ii p 1 29 ) ass u res that in lewd n ess mu ch may be effected
by C amphor re medies among others A ccording t o Fried
l ander C amphor
as is known
h as no S peci c virtu e
against nympho mani a T h e notion th at C amphor is c apable
v itality o f the sexu al org ans an d that it
o f lowering t h e
c an
h ence directly benet in diseases o f those parts w it h
increased sensibility dates probably according to J Or g (M a
(H a n db d
.
2n d
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1 24
H O M GE O P A T H I C A
p
fro m t h e fab u lo u s times O f medicine
i t is tr u e we h ave at the present d ay n o t yet
o u t O f which
co mpletely iss u ed
in which latter point at least he is with
ou t do u b t per fec t ly right
T h e dis s ol v ent v irtu e o f C amphor
h as been in many qu arters praised and pro v ed ; an d yet L d sek e
says in his M a t er i a M ed i ca (6 t h edit 1 7 9 0 p
It o ft en
cau ses ind u rations o f the glands p ar t icu l arly conr med ery
sipel as it expel s the acrid matter which c au ses go u t and p ains
in the limbs fro m the p ar t s that co u ld st and the vir u lence
thereof into the Vit als and thereby O ft en c u ts Short life with
the gre atest rapidity
A n d y e t has not Ca mphor been on the
contr ary set forth as an ex c ellent remedy in rheu matismu s
T o all these controversies it re mains t o be a dde d that
vag u s
C amphor was co mbined with other re medies know n to be
prej u dic ial to its workings and to stand in an antidotary
rel atio n to it n amely with O pi u m mercu ry c anth arides and
s altpetre A s regards the latter S c u de ry expressly obser v es
that it di minishes the e ff ect o f Camphor (A r ch G en er d e M ed
1 8 2 9 vol xxvi N O 9 p
I f this co mbination w as made
d esignedly then let u s he ar w h at S choene (P r a et P h ar m
T h e u nion with weak
B erl 1 8 1 5 v ol i p 1 1 7 ) s ays t o it :
f
altpetre
m
edicines
as
s
etc
reco
m
ended
in
or
er
m
m
en i n
g
times mu st be considered a folly \Vh o is there capable o f
so abs u rdly and thinking to co mbine t w o O pposite
ac ting
re medies when t h e action o f t h e one n u l l i es the effect o f the
other ! I f t h e C amphor is tho u ght to act too violently it is
better not to give it at al l ; b u t S ho u ld it be considered n e c e s
sary to ad minister it o n e S ho u ld then begin with the s mallest
dose and o n e w ill be s u re ne v er to err F or children one
may di vide the gr ai n into se v er al p arts being still as s u red o f
obt aining the genu ine e ffect o f one s re med y
This is the very
thing H ahne man n t au ght an d h ad s u ch a co u rse been p u rs u ed
long ag o the ph ar macology o f the 2 000 ye ars o l d science o f
medi c ine wo u ld now h av e been in a better st ate t han is act u ally
the case ; genu ine experience w o u ld h ave been g ained al l
t er i a l
et c
C A M PH O R A
125
hypotheses
D E S C R I P TI O N The D ryobalanops C amph ora is a stately
T h e Camphor is
forest tree gr o wing t o an immense height
fo u nd in mass es in cavities o f the wood o f the tr u nk and
,
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126
H O M tE O P A T H I C A
3*
hi
hi
is
s co u n
try
n ot
an
n ow
as
th
e c ase ;
it is t h
g r eat
u r est
u an
t i t i es
i s g i ven
of
er e
B or n
i n st ea
ean
th
of
mp h or
L au r u
n ow c o
s
me
to
mph or a
C A M PH O R A
1 27
ar e
t wo
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1 28
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
p
c onrms this and re marks that the con v u l sions were
a ttended with a S ing u lar kind o f deliriu m whi c h made the ani
mals r u n u p an d down wi t ho u t app arent cau se as i f they were
mani ac al H e also fo u nd that the u rinary org ans were affected
generally an d fo r the most p art with strangu ry
O n M a mT h e sympto ms it prod u ces in over doses on man
have not been o ften obser v ed ; its effects are singu l arly u ncertain
at one time produ cing most inj u rio u s consequ ences at another
perfectly h ar mless It is a n arcotic o acrid poison its n arcotic
e ffects were S hown in the c ase o f Mr A lexander (E xp er i men t al
w h o in t h e co u rse o f his experiments o n
E s s ay s p 1 2 8
his ow n person w as nearly killed by this poison A fter having
proved by rp r ev i o u s experi ments that a scru ple did not affect
o r c au s e any partic u lar sy mpto m he sw allowed t w o scr u ples
mixed with syr u p o f r o ses ; in twe n ty min u tes he became
lang u id and list les s in an ho u r giddy confu sed and fo rg etfu l ;
all obj ects qu ivered be fore his eyes an d a tu mu l t o f u ndigested
ideas o ated th ro u gh his mind ; at length he lost all c onscio u s
ness d u r ing which he was attacked by strong conv u lsi v e ts
and maniacal fren z y These al ar ming sy mpto ms were dispelled
D r M onro discovering the su bj ect o f his patient s e xp er i
on
mental researches by an e metic b u t a variety of singu l arly
mental affectio n s c o ntinu ed fo r so me time after The e metic
bro u ght away all o r nearly all the C amph or which had been
sw allowed three ho u rs be fore
Dr E r ckh or n o f N e w O rleans swallo w ed three drachms in
s mall doses within three ho u rs the only res u lt was great heat
palpitation h u rried p u lse and a pleasant sense of intoxication
a fterwards moist u re o f the skin followed by pro fo u nd S leep fo r
so me ho u rs attended with excessive S weating ; and lastly great
debility (A mer i ca n J ou r n a l of M edi c al S ci en ce)
It appears that i t s local action is th at o f an acrid A piece o f
Camphor held in the mo u th for h alf an ho u r cau sed the mu c o u s
lining to beco me red hot s w ollen and pain fu l ; an d it is pro
,
C A
MPH O RA
1 29
M
CE
H
O
O
P
A
T
H
I
C
E
D
I
L
U
SES
a n emcmn s obs er va t i on s
A
H
C
M
(
)
Until the present time physicians had used Camphor in i g n o
rance o f its real e ffects more especial ly as they hav e usually
prescribed it either mixed with other medicines or to be taken
at the s ame time w ith them ; and w hat is worse durin g the
perturbation o f morbid sympto ms F o r what Alexander has
ob s erved o f its p u r e effect s amounts t o nothing and has been
expressed only in general ter ms
The action o f Camphor is perplexing and difficult t o study
even in a healthy subj ect because the primitive effects o ften
alt ernate rapidly with vital reaction so that in many cases it is
hard to distin guish betw een the primar y and consecutiv e e ffects
Camphor is not le ss pu z z li ng and surprising as regards the
results o f its action for it destroys the violent eff ects o f a great
many differen t v egetable re me dies as well as those o f c an t h a
rides and a vari ety o f mineral and metallic s u bstances It mu st
t her efor e exer t a kind o f g eneral pathological actio n t o which
,
99
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CA
M PH O RA
1 31
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1 32
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
C A
M PHO RA
1 33
XV
C
F
I t al
K in
MS C an n ab i s
S YN
NY
OEG
.
n u
ar
ma
at
AM E s
Sp an
Le Ch
C a a
In
Br
mz
an vr e
az
an n ab i s
a- c an
mi n
a.
A N N A B I N A C E JE
L i n dl
3
.
an
D al
a l a b.
B l oemr u t
K al u b ab
Ar
UR T I C E JE , J a ss
P EN T A N D R I A
GE N
i n d i ca, L
Ger m : Di e H
R acu
a b.
O r d er , C
sat i va,
S A T I VA
ANN ABI S
'
HA R
ale
at el
y
ob u se ,
ly
per i an
c o n cav e
th
or o l
I (E C I A
ob l on
g,
v e cl e ft
-
la
n on e
s eg men t
S t a men
men t s
a cu
ve ,
n t h er s o b l on
r n er e d
s
h
o
r
t
a
f
ou
r
c
o
F ma l e C a l y x
;
y
g
per i an th on e l eafe d ob l on g a cu mi n at e open in g l on g i t u di n all y on o n e
si de per man en t C r o l l a n on e P i st i l s g er men v er y small 3 sty l e
P er i car p
t w o v er y l on g ; sti g mas acu t e
t h e per man en t c al y x cl o s el y
c ov er i n g t h e s ee d
S eeol n u t g l ob u l ar d epr e s s ed t wo v al v e d
S P E C C HA R M a l e
C a l y x ve cl eft
Fema l e
C or o l l a n on e
C a ly x
o n e l e afe d
en t i r e
Open i n g o n on e si de C or o l l a n on e S ty l e t wo
N t t w o v al ve d w i t h i n t h e cl os e d c al y x
c apil l ar y
v er
s o ,
F ig
Th
mal e
separ at e an
th
pl an t
er
Th
femal e
F emal e o w er
C al y x an d st amen
Th
e see d .
s of
mal e pl an t
C A N N A B I S S A TI V A
1 35
faqu e er s
leaf o f del u sion
increaser o f pleasure
excit er
ce menter o f friendship
laughter mover
It
o f desire
w as used as an intoxicating substance in very early time s bo t h
in Asia and E gyp t
*
Cannabis has been e mployed in allopathic practice chiey in
the follo w ing cases : R he u matis m J aundice W orms Catarrhs
T etan u s t r au mat i cu s (Cann ind ) Hydrophobia (Cann ind )
W eariness of pedestrians P odagra B u rns (the oil o u t of the
E rysipelas
hemp seed oi l
M easles and s mall pox
s eed
Cephalalgia R heumatic affections O f the eyes P ains in the
ears Cholera (Cann ind ) Diarrh oea Bloody e vacuations
Dysent ery
Inammation and suppuration o f the bowel s
Diseases and painfu l complaints o f the u rinary organs Cys
U rodialysis senilis S trangury fro m inammation o f
t o dy n i a
the u rinary ducts for instance in gonorrh oea o r fro m stones in
t h e bladder and kidneys
(W illis reco mmend s Cannabis and
belladonna fo r obviating the at tacks during the passage o f the
calc u li through the ureter ) G on o r r h ce a 3 fo r the s u ppressing
.
oack an
d T r i n ks H
d ba ok f i w H
'
an
A r z n ei mi t t el l el z/r e
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1 37
vol ii p
F o r cer t ain cases o f disea s e He mp has
been recommended as a specic : i f it be really such it is so
ho moeopathically L o n i t z er says : Hemp water is good for
deal in it (H er bar za m Ul m
S i qu i s in C an n abi n o
a gello d i u
s e d er i t
observes L i n d en st ol p ;
au t d o r mi v er i t
n o n solu m inde l u sc u s e vadi t
sed etiam vertiginosa e t eb r i u s
n os
l
au d at u r
anqua
an t a h r o d i s i ac u m
t
r o pt er e a
m
et
(
@
p
p
V alentini says that
17 10 p
M a t M ed A r g en t or
He mp
seeds are especially given against excessive c on cu pi s
cence and that the e mulsion may be prescribed for f e male s
having furor uterinu s (H er bar zu m F r an c for t 1 7 1 9 p
O l e ar i u s again afr ms exactly the reverse i n the w ords :
P ers ae e xi st i man t veneris desideria inde cieri e t si mu l steri
l i t at e m prod u ci
(T r avel s i n t h e E a st p 5 2 9 in M u r r ay )
Hence occu rs the follo w ing pas sage in S chroeder :
The
seed hinders the birth seed i f o ften used 3 whereas the
1 8 33,
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'
1 38
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H OM
mor
AT H IC A
ersians take this seed as also the leave s und er the name
of
B engi t o arouse the v enere m thereby
Z orn al so
co mbines both controversies and conrms the former assertion
by s ever al citat ions and the latter by the energetic ren d ering
into G er man o f the unbeco ming name o f B engi and K i di b en g i
by w hich ter m also those were designated who made u s e o f
Hemp fo r the purpose o f arousing sexu al desire In the s ame
w ay Z orn mentions that He mp possesses the property o f fatten
ing and that it therefore makes the hens w h o eat O f it prolic
so that they lay the more eggs G eoffrey however expresses
himsel f o n the same matter thus : M at t h i ol u s writes he has
But
f ound o u t that He mp seeds render hens prolic in eggs
then as L obel O bserves it afterw ards makes them u nfruitfu l by
n e
man
W
i b me r again was thro w n into
t r ibu u n t
h
ar mac u m e i
p
,
C A N N A B I S S A TI VA
1 39
pueris exhibent
And S haughnessy found in a case of
tetanus appearing a fter a moxa that the tincture of the resinous
extract o f He mp produced unexpected results and that in all
cases o f tetanus the immediate e ffect was relaxation o f the
muscle s (L an cet O c t
According to N e u h ol d He mp
causes cataract (A c t N a t C a r vol iii p
And in S chmidt s
v ol
J al ar B cl G es i n a n d A u st M eal
xxvi ii p 209 there is
mention made of the medica mental virtues of Hemp in cataracta
l enticu laris
Its general effects on man are alleviation of any pain r e
markable increase o f appetite unequ ivocal aphrodisia and
great mental cheerfu lness Its more violent effects are delirium
o f a peculiar kind
and cataleptic condition
M r Donovan
fo u nd it had great pow er in reducing the most intense neuralgic
pains M r M iller considers its vi rtues consist in the power o f
cont rolling inordinate muscular spas ms Dale says (P h a r maco
l og i a 3r d edit
S emen genitale i mmi n u i t u su c o n
t i n u at o tussi S pu t u l at am i ct er o s u b s t er n u i t e t cap u t v ap o r i b u s
r e et
In gonorrh oea recente
M urray (M a t M eal p
i n fu sam semi n u m horum The se po t u m pl u r i mu m v irtutis habet
ad i n ammat i o n e m e t ar d or em urethr ae qui i st i u s indicu m pr oc
bet su p er an d u m qu u m O leosa e t mu c i l ag i n o sa s emi n u m exista
verum e t l en i t er an o d y n a natura s t i mu l u m O ptime r e t u n d et e t
i r r i t u m reddat e t aqu ae t epi d ae
Connu bium eundem c u m lobo
elu at
Valet h o c non de g on n o r r h oea venerea sed e t
ar t h r i t i c a u t ipse casu si n
u l ar i e xp e r t u s su m
g
DES C R I P TI O N
Cannabis S ativa is an annual S t em from six
to eight fee t high or more L eaves petioled st ipulate digitate
,
FL OR A
1 40
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CA N N A BIS
SAT
I VA
141
A nati v e o f the E ast Indies Its hard ste m and thin bark
render it incapable o f being w ro u ght into la ments and Sp u n
like co mmon he mp 3 it has a strong s mell like that o f tobacco
The Indians mak e o f its bark and the expressed j u ice o f i t s
lea v es and seeds a liqu or w hich h as an into xicatin g qu ality 3
and i f they w is h to prod u ce a stronger e ffect they either che w
or s moke its dried leaves mingled w ith tobacco A little n u t
meg clo v es c ar n ph or and O pi u m mixed w i th its j u ice form
the co mposition w hich the Indians call M aj ek and w hich
according to C l u si u s is the same as the M al ack o f the Tu rks
P A R T S U SE D I N M E D I C I NE A N D M OD E O F P R E P A R A T I O N
The F lo w ers
To make t h e ho moeopathic preparation the
o w erin g tops o f both male and fe male plants are gathered and
the j u ice expressed fro m the m and w hich is mixed w ith equ al
par ts o f alcohol S o me reco mmend the fe male o w ers only
because these exhale du ring their owering a strong and
into xicating odour w hilst the male plants are co mpletely i n
odoro u s
M E D I C A L U SES (H O M t n o r A T H I C )
H a h n eman n s obs er va
t i on s
Up t o the present time the seeds o f the Cannabis hav e
been e mployed generally only in the for m of emulsions and
decoctions F or merly some physicians v i z D o d o en s S ylviu s
and H e r l i z fo u nd it useful in so me kinds of j au ndice The
benecial e ffects o f Cann abis in i n a mmat i o n s O f the u rinar y
organs is entirely o w ing t o its ho moeopathic action from its
hav ing the po w er to produce an analogo u s mor bid condition
in those organs o f healthy persons an e ffect w hich has ne v er
been do u bted by any w h o hav e experi mented w ith this medi
cin e A S to the herb itself it is only e mployed as a pop u lar
re medy It has been also u sed by the P ersians and others to
soothe the fatigue ar I SI n g fr o m o v er w alking as Cha r din infor ms
W e can al so empl oy
u s ; this e ffect is equally ho moeopathic
the Cannabis with great s u ccess in more atten u ated doses in
different diseases o f the chest and organs O f sense etc
I
mi xed w ith equal parts
u s u ally e mploy the j uice o f this plant
.
F LO R
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H O M CE O P A T H I C A
alcohol and not more attenu ated the dose a s mall par t o f a
drop ; but t h e thir tieth atten u ation developes t h e medicinal
S I cu I n
an n u u
m
R
ee e
v
Ro bi n h
ol s
my
X VI
A P S I C U M A N N UU M
C ap si cu m 0 r C bi l ly f
SYN O N Y M S
Pi p
I n di cu m
er
M ol ag o, R b eed M
t ab 3 5
al ,
N ME
FO E G
F
R
i sch
Pfeffer
er
I t al
Pimi en t o d a I n di as
an
at
Por t
paper
s
,
J a ss
mo ot h
al
ve
P d
e
S t em h
Sp an
k ov o i
Ger m :
C apo
S pan
Pi men t er o
Spaan
t oo t h e d
ab
Ar
Peper
sc h e
an n u a,
.
S w ed
F et fel -ach
mar
s ol i t ar
er
b ac eou
d
d
eh i sc in
,
P EN T
Obl
or o l a
ssu r e
s ee ded
Fr u i t
g by
man y
N DRIA
per si s en
u/n c l es
L U R I D JE , L i n
g i n g , t w o cel l s,
h oll ow , t wo t o ou r c el l e
sch
O N O YG N I A
c on v er
HA R
HAR
Val h
O r d er , S O L A N E E
But
A n t b er
SP
Peper on
ea,
GE N
d I n d e, Poi vr e d E spag n
1 62
P i men t aa d a I n di a
mm
Pepe di G u i n
6
x
Poi vr e
g at i ssi mu m, B a n k
P er et s st r u l
Span sh Pepper
R u ss
F u ll l -su r kh
T ami : M ol l ag ai
d D an
Per s
vu l
B er r y ju i c el ess
S eed s n ak e
d
n du l o
n ak e
on
v e cl eft
r ot at e ,
u s
pe
et i o l es
H I S T O RY S prengel (H i st R ei H er b v ol i p 2 0 1 ) makes
the P i pe r i t i s or S ili quastr um o f P lin y the Capsicum annu u m
o f L inn a
e us b u t R oxburgh do u bts this plant being a native o f
Asia and considers it exclusively a n ative o f S outh America
in which case it mu s t have been un k now n t o the ancients
It has been generall y used only as a condi ment As a medi
.
F ig
3
Th
Th
er
men
ow er
s an
d pi st il
C apsi cu m i s d er i ved
of
th
e seed
of
th
an
per i c ar p
cu
en
p
4
ei t h er
d per i c ar p,
or
to
S h ow
th
Th
e seed -vessel
m wa r m),
fr om c apsa,
separ at e
men
st a
b i t e,
a c h est
men
st a
on
a ccou n
fr o m t h
of
th
for m
an
bi t i n g h
d
eat
st r u c t u r e
FL OR A
1 44
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
CA
PS I C U M
N N UU M
1 45
FL O R A
1 46
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
il l
Ch
ct
l ih
momi l l a
at r i c a r i a
C h amo mi l l
a
R
ee e
v
mp
XVII
M AT R I C
AR I A
C H A M O M IL L A f
er z
at r
GE
N Y
O E G N ME
F
C
MS C h amaemel u m v u l g ar e
S YN
i car i a
M at r i ca ir
H AR
n ear
ly
co
t t er k r au t
n vo u cr u
mo mil l e
o d cr u
e,
Da n
sev er al o b l o n
e qu al
Du t
mmu n
M
aa r
G er
t el
l
h
t
g
y
c o n v ex,
memb r an
Lu
c an
th
mu m
F el d k amil l e , H al mer
I tal
ar u n a- z i el e
n o s t r as
ol
sl i
momi l l a
Ch
ew
M at r i c ar i a
Sp a n
i mb r i c at e
c l o s el y
ou s - e
dg d
s c al e s
wi t h
C or o l l a
co
an
bl u n t
al l
th
G er
p t a cl e
sh ape
l y h ai r l ik e,
-
th
in
all
n ot
v er
or et s i n
pr omi n
sh or
A n t l z er
v er s el y
S t ig
eg
ma s
in
sh ape
pr ea i n g ,
b u t t h e u n ch an g e , expan i n g c al y x
S eed i n
an y
e g g sh ape , an g u l ar , w i t h ou t
b or er or
,
en
al
most
mo ot h
In
on
ke
n a
ea v es
p sh ape
n ar r ow , st r a
men
v er sel y
ece
H AR
ea
o r et s
ar
ves se l n o n e ,
or et s i n
t u bu l
S ty l e t h r
S e ed
cr o w n
SP
th
l i n dr i c al t u b e
u l ar
Fi l a men t s i n
a cy
v o u cr u
per ect l y
t w i ce pi n n
-
mn
e ar
cy
at
li n
c al
th
i d
l y at
di
it s
h oll o w
seg
sc al es
men
ts
b l u n t i sh
v er y
.
F ig
3
or
Th
g an
F l or et
me
e n a
of
th
e r a
F l o r et
of
th
d i sk
i s d er i v e d fr om mat r i x, fr o m i t s
su
ppo se d
spe cr c Vi r
tu
es o n
th
at
FLO R A
1 48
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
P artheniu m
CH A M O M I L LA
G E O G R A PHICA L D I S T R I BU TI O N
L
side
ocA L I T I E s
149
or n
e l d s,
D I C I NE
ART S
U SE D
IN
A N D
OD E
O F
PR PA R
E
AT
ION
FL OR A
1 50
medicine i n the
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
CH A M O M I LL A
151
in lar ge doses
C L I N IC A L O B SER V A TI O N S N oack a n d T r i n ks : Cha mo
milla is s u itable to veno u s bilio u s constitutions and to the
choleric te mperament It is s u itable to an irritable condition o f
the nervo u s syste m and excessive sensitiveness t o pa n
All
evil e ffects o f moral e motions The consequences O f anger
j ealousy and vexation ; especially w hen producing violent
spas ms O f the chest and throat Different affections o f infants
The screa ming o f infants w hen lasting for hours etc P ai n t i n g
and w eaknesses o f hysteric fe males Catarrhal affections with
o r w itho u t
Inammatory s w elling and induration o f
fever
the glands Catarrhal fever F ever brought on by teething
Diarrh oea o f infants Angina tonsil laris G astric and bilio u s
affections Cramps in the calves of the legs etc etc
According to Hahnemann a very small dose o f Chamo milla
see ms very mu ch to lessen the excessive sensitiv eness t o pain
and the effects it produ ces on the mind F o r this reason it
relie v es many o f the morbid symptoms produced by excessive
use o f co ffee and narcotic substances ; and is on the o her
hand less benecial to those who re main patien t and co mposed
u nder their s ufferings
AN TI DO T ES Co ffea Ignatia P ulsatilla Aconite w hen
Chamo milla produces dragging and draw ing pain relieved by
mo v ement Co ffea re moves many o f the unpleasant sy mptoms
produ ced by Chamomilla when the patient h as n ot been in the
habit O f taking it Chamomill a equ ally destroys the sympto ms
o f Co ffea 3 but i f the latter has be en taken habitually
it is o f
no u s e and also wh en the symp t o ms correspond to N u x
Vo mica
,
XVIII
C I N C H O N A O F F I C IN
P
S YN
c or
MS
N Y
dif oll a
C i n ch
C i n ch
on a c or on a
on a
G u in
D an
G er m,
Ki n
a,
at
Kin
b ar k
uin
Du t
dn
t u b e,
an
th
gh th
r ou
c r ow n e
(L i n
d by
d l ey
q in
u
C h in
u ss
ot
on a c i n er ea
br a
on a r u
I t al
w ast
o ot
JE
C i n ch
C h in
C i n ch
S w ed
a- c h
aest i v at i on
in
S eed s g i r t e
for m
l a h y po cr at er i
A n t h er s l i n e ar , i n
by
an
on a
d Por t
O N O GY N I A
or o l
g i fol i a
b ar k , Ki n ki n
t de g r e e
e c al y x
Sp a n
C in c h
av a
b ar k
th
on a
on a obl on
Ki n
P EN T A N D R I A
ar l s
C h i n ai a k or k a
O r d er , R UB I A C E
HA R C a l y x v e
par t e d li mb v al v at e i n
GE
C i n ch
C h in
C i n ch
l an ci fol i a
F
O E G N ME
er u vi an
AL I S
at
th
memb r an
e
ou
s er
te
wi t h
wi t h i n
ve
th
C ap su l e spli tt in g
co mmi ssu r e, an d
l acer at e
wi n g
CI N CH O N A O FF I C I N A LI S
153
FL O R A
154
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
CI N CH O N A
FF ICI N A L I S
155
FL O R A
1 56
H O M <E O P A T H I C A
the striped pieces have externally the cinn amon bro w n colo u r
They
O f their inner s u r face and are free o f cracks and w r inkles
are fr o m eight to eighteen inches lo n g betw een a line and hal f
an inch in thickness and fro m o n e to four inches in breadth
(C h r i s t i son D i sp p
P H Y S I OLO G ICA L E FF E C T S 0 n A n i mal s Dr F r e i n d (C om
men t 0 xi v ) states that an o u nce and a half o f a strong
decoction o f bark inj ected into the j u g u l ar vein o f a dog cau sed
v iolent palpitation o f the heart and fr equent spas ms 3 hal f an
o u nce more pro d u ced tetanu s and death
0 n M an The topical e ffects are astr ingent or slightly irri
tant ; the constitutional e ffects are principally manifested by the
diso r dered condition o f the v ascu lar an d cereb r o spinal systems
In so me c onditions o f the s y ste m Cinchona operates as an irr i
tant o r sti mu lant P ereira (E l emen t s of M at er i a M ed i c a a r t
I f a man
C i n ch on a p 1 09 1 ) has the f ollo w ing obser v ations :
in a state O f perfect health take a s mall dose of bark n o O b vio u s
e ff ects are produ ce d o r perhaps a little thirst w ith some slight
d iso r der o f the sto mach
or a te mporary excite ment o f the
sto mach may be brought on I f the dose be increased the
ali mentary canal beco mes di sordered (indicated by the nau sea
v o miti n g loss o f appetite thirst and constipation or even p u rg
ing ) ; a febrile state o f the system is set up mani fested by the
e xcite ment of the vasc u lar syste m and dry tong u e and the
cerebro Spinal system beco mes disordered as is sho w n by the
C I N CH O N A OFF ICI N A L I S
157
er s, o f
FL O R A
1 58
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
I N C H O N A O FF ICI N A L I S
1 59
160
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
to
c u r e,
u es t i on
th
bec a u s e t h ey
do h
d oses
ar
a r e n ot
a c cor
p r op er l y
t
ed t o t h
p
ada
di n g t o t h ei r p ot en cy
an
mp l a i nt i n
e co
d t h e l ar g
en ess o
CI N CH O N A OFF I C I N A LI S
16 1
162
FLO R A
H O M tE O P A T H I C A
C I
N C H O N A O FF I C I N A L I S
163
FL OR A
1 64
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
m
v
!
possessing the sa e irtues E very species animal v egetable
is it not a distinct bein g o r s u bstance that cannot be
or mineral
confo u nded with any other even in external appearance ! W as
there e v er a man so shortsighted as to mistake the P er u v ian
bark for a w illow tree o r an ash for a horse chestnu t ! tr ees
that have S O little rese mblance to each other These distinctions
apply to on e sense alone 3 how must they be mu ltiplied by u sing
all and still more when the various s u bstances are tested by
trying their effects on persons in heal th !
I acknow ledge that s u bstanc e s that have been proposed as
s u bstitutes for Quinine fro m the lo fty ash to the humble lichen
fro m arsenic to sal ammoniac have all suppressed inter mittent
But observers have stated in speaking O f the m that
fevers
each has frequently s u cceeded when Quinine has failed or done
harm Is it n o t clea r that these fe v ers d i d not rese mble each
other ! Had they been homoeopathic to Quinine it w ould hav e
cured the m and no other me dicine could have done so
It is not only in the bitterness the astringency the aro ma of
Q u inine but in i t s whole subs t ance that the indivisibl e and
dynamic property o f modifying the state O f h ealth resides 3 in
regard t o which it differs fro m every other kno w n medicine
E ach o f the medicin al substanc e s that have been boasted o f
against intermittent fevers exercise upon mankind by the laws
o f nat u re a special action pec u l iar t o itself
The Author O f all has appoint ed that each medicine sho u l d
differ in proportion from all others that the diversity o f modes
o f actio n sho u ld sufce t o mee t all the sympto ms o f the innu
mer ab l e diseases to which mankind is subj ect
I f every febri fuge while i t failed in some cases has really
cured o t h ers as I grant i n in st an c es wher e i t h as b een used
,
CI N CH O N A OFF I CI N A L I S
165
singly it must have been w hen the disease was app ropriate to it
alone and different fro m that which another has cured Con
sequently those fevers w hich are cured by different remedi es
mu st be different fro m each other as well as the re medies
the mselves w h ich cannot there fore be considered equivalent o r
capable O f taking place of each other
N ature is far more various in the proper t ie s with wh i ch sh e
has endo wed medicines than the co mpilers o f M ateria M e di ca
have imagined Also S h e is innitely more varied in the diver
sities she causes in the hu man system than pat hologists are
aw are o f in the fe w do z en forms o f diseas e s of which even
they cannot make a faithfu l picture
It wo u ld signify littl e that in mi xing as they do Quin ine
and Iron together physicians produce a mixture of dis agreeable
appearance and t aste which is lik e ink ; but th ey must be t old
that the result is a substance possessing neither the virtues O f
bark n or O f iron This is because iron so me t i mes acts as an
ant idote in cas es w here Qu i nine has been inj u rious 3 while
Quinine has pu t a st op t o e ffects caused by iron wrongly given
Iron however can only destroy a part o f t h e hurtful pro
e r t i e s o f Quinine such as have an al ogy to the sy mp t o ms caused
p
by the for mer in a healthy person
After long treatment in which large doses o f Quinine have
been given many inconveniences Often remain which r eq uire
other me di cines Very o ft en these Quinine diseases are carrie d
to such a degree o f exasperation that it is difcult to free the
s u fferer from them and snatch h i m fro m d eath In such cases
ipecac u anha more frequently arnica and so metimes belladonna
are given accor d ing to the nature o f the sympto ms Verat r u m
when Q u inine h as caused chilliness o f the
al bum is s u i table
body w ith cold s w eats provided there is also accordance b e
tw een the symp t oms of the dis ease and those o f the medicine
A
N oa ck a n d T r i n ks
A
O
V
S
L
I
IC
L
B
SER
TI
O
N
The general
N
C
act ion o f China results in a state o f asthenia
E xha u stion o f
t h e vit al powers o f the whole organis m or o f Single parts
,
FL OR A
166
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
CI N CH O N A O FF I C I N A LI S
167
XI X
C I C U T A VIR O S A
P oi son ou s C owba n
Wa t er
e,
MS
NY
C i cu t a aqu at i ca, M
urr a
y
Wepf er
R ay
Si um er u c ae f ol i o , B h I I w
C i cu t a vi r osa, H u d s F l o r
Pa r k , H a l l , F l or D a n
faci e, L
abel ,
O EG
R
W t h
Ger m : D er
C eg u d e
D a/n
GE
at
HA R
th e d
oo
er i ch
Du t
Fl
v i r eu se,
Wat er
Van d sk ar n t y d e
so
C ig u e
O r d er , UM
NA MES F r
u ss
B E L L I F E R JE
lin g
O meg
E N
wi h
an
pr i g h t ,
s c ar cel y
t u mi
at
th
ly
n e ar
of
r eg u
ve i n
su
b sequ
l ar
sh ape
poin
of u n
i on
) fu r n i sh e d
wit h
a e
vi
al
HA R
pi men t s ;
S eg men t s
t er mi n
al
F ig
Th
mag n i ed
r ea
r ecep t a c l e
e si
es
de
on es
for m
l l
th
mmi ssu r e
er
un
D ou b l e
d
t d t
t ta,
-
w an t in g 3 p a r t i a l ,
SP
sh ape
l o o se
a.
s e c t i on
t wo
ve
d sh p d h o t
di g
g t d Sp
r ea
spr ea di n
p e t s , w i t h v e at t i sh , e qu al r i b s, o f w h i ch t h e t w o l at er al
a mar g i n
C h a n n el s (i n t er st i ces) wi t h si n g l e v i t t ae, w h i ch
even i n a dr i e
st at e , b u t t h en l e s el ev at e
t h an t h e r i b s
C
(ju n ct u r e or
membr an e
th
at
ear
c ar
G er men i n f er i or ,
Fl or
al
el o n
tly
en
S t i g ma s b l u n t , al most c api t at e
d per man en t
Fr u i t r ou n i sh , c o n t r ac t e
pr esse , w i t h er i n g
an
v er s el
y
b as e ;
C i g u e d eau
Por t
vi r o sa
eu se,
I A D I GY N I A
A N DR
B ot
C i cu t a
pe t al s,
gl
P T
i for m, per fe ct , an d
l eafy mar g i n
C or o l l a
maju s
vn
I t al
ow er s u n
mew h at
Ang
C i cu t ai r e
s ch eer
m ol u sat r i
an g u st ifol i u m
Si u m al t er u
Si u m
'
B er g i u s,
ar/u
Wa t er
L on g l ea ved
ow a n e,
ml ock
H
S YN
of
man y
l eav e s
r oo
O l l o w,
T k f t h
b di p d i
r u n
s ose
r es
S pe ar -sh ape
Fl ow er
wh i t e
d i i d ed i t l l b y
wh o l e d f c i l s
L
Umb l Oppo i t
t d
ser r a e
as
o ce
c e
an sv er s e
ea v es
e s
tr
cal
th
t wi ce
e
di s s e
ter n at e
l eav es ,
an
(B axt er )
ow er
r ac t
C al y
G er men
x,
an
d pi s t i l s ,
ll
CI CUTA
VI
RO S A
169
H I S T O RY
The Cicuta Virosa has been considered by so me
au thors ,and amongst the m Haller to be the xwvemv o f Dios
c o r i d es
and the herb fro m which the poison used by the
G reeks to kill their cri minals was extracted 3 others suppose
that a mixtu re of d iff erent s u bstances w as e mployed Ho w ever
it is not at all u nlikely that this plant b eing fro m its excessive
virulence a more t instr u ment o f death w as u sed in pre
ferenc e to the Conium
S ocrates drank C i cu t a as also did
P hocion ; recent commentators ho w ever consider that the
Athenian Cicuta and Conium are identical Altho u gh formerly
prescribed its u se n o w is u niversally superseded by the C onium
maculatu m and it is at present only occasionally employed
under the old school as a po u ltice to relieve gouty and rhe u
matic pains
DES C R I P TI O N The Cicuta Virosa is a perennial plant
The r oot is tu bero u s hollo w
F low ers in J u ly and A u g u st
divided into cells by transverse partitions ; bres cylindr ical
sl ender in whorled fascicles S t em fro m two to four feet hi gh
hollo w leafy branched fu rrowed s mooth Often reddish 3 its
lower part divided by transverse partitions into large cells
L eaves o n long petioles t w ice ternate bright green
L ea et s
spear Shape d pointed sharply and deeply serrated fro m one to
two inches long more or less remarkably decurrent ; those o f
the u pper leaves very narrow Umbel s upright large many
rayed partly ter min al partly opposite to the leaves Umbel l u l es
o f very numerous
slender rays P a r t i a l i n vol u cr u m o f many
s mall pointed leaves F l ower s w hite
P et al s s mall equal
mu ch i n e xe d A n t h er s and s t y l e reddish F r u i t co mpressed
roundish s mooth ribbed almost black It is one o f the r ankest
o f o u r vegetable poisons
GE OG R A PHIC A L D I S T R I BU TI O N A native throughout al l
1 70
FL OR A
H O M G EO P A T H I C A
CIC UT A
I OSA
V R
17 1
FLO R A
172
H O M cE O P A T H I C A
a
a
that death nally ens u ed
I had s carcely landed fro m the boat in w hich I w as taken
t o the meado w than the Cicuta presented its elf be fore me
The slightest
an d explained t h e cause o f all this destr u ction
observation teaches us th at brute animals disting u ish by nat u ral
instinct such plants as are w hol eso me t o the m fro m s u ch as are
poisono u s The cattle there fore d o n o t eat this he mlock i n
summer o r a u tu mn ; b u t when rst tu rned o u t in the spring
the herbage is short and insuf cient t o satis fy the m ; probably
also immersed u nder w ater and scarcely perceptibly scented
they are u nable to distin g u ish the w holeso me fro m the perni
cions kinds I re marked that everyw here the radical leaves
only w ere cropped and n o others which conrmed w hat
I asserted In a neighbouring meadow I saw this pl ant cut
w ith the hay fo r w inter food S O that it is n o w onder i f in that
state so me even o f the more cau tious cattle are destroyed by
it (L i n n F l or L app 2 n d edit p
O n M an M any fatal accidents ha v e occ u rred fro m eating
the root o f the Cicuta Virosa in mistake for that o f the co mmon
parsnip The w hole o f the plant however is poisono u s The
sy mpto ms prod u ced by the roots are vertigo dimness o f sight
headache and difc u lt respiration ; burning pain at the sto mach
and vo miting acco mpan i e d by heat and dryness o f t h e throat
,
CIC UT A
I RO SA
1 73
recovered (B a dg el ey M mt r ea l M ed G az J une
Dr S ch l ei ser me t with the followin g case
A girl aged
eight had eaten this plant ; w as fou nd qu ite insensible her
respiration was feeble and rattling the p u lse soft s mall and
scarcely perceptible the p u pils dilated and xed the face
pall id limbs accid abdo men distended and there w as general
coldness o f the surface with an entire loss of the po w er o f
.
174
FLO R A
s w all owi ng
Th
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
-t
CIC U T A
I OS A
V R
B S E R VA TI O N S N oa ck
17 5
Cic u ta may
be u se fully exhibited in convulsions in w o men and children
hence eclampsia also spas ms d u ring delivery and during
conne ment Conv u lsions brought on by the ab u se o f O piu m
Hysteric sp as ms and tetan u s Catalepsy O pisthotonos Tris
mu s Tremor O f the limbs L ichen agri u s Achor Impetigo
sparsa P orrigo l ar v al i s Herpes fu rfu raceus Herpes labi
alis
L ong lasting p u st u lo u s con u ent cutaneous er u ptions
for ming thick yello w cr u st w ith b u rning pain
M entagra
Cholera Asiatica w hen v iolent tonic spas ms o f the pectoral
muscles and distortion o f t h e eyes alternate w ith vo miting and
the diar rh oea is scanty and rare M ental affections Ambly
opia ama u r otica w ith cerebral affections S pas ms o f the (E s o
w
S
a u s
ellings o f the throat threatening suffocation
h
p g
G astric affections etc
T
E
s
T
I
D
O
AN
To large doses Tobacco S trong e metics given
as soon as possible ; ene mata O f O il o f Tu rpentine w ith Castor
O il
To small doses Arnica Cicut a ant idotes O pi u m
C
I N IC A L
an
d T r i n ks
XX
C INA
T
M
S
I
A
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I
(
C ON
AR
N ON
mes
ver
A r t emi si a
t emi s i a
ph i u m, D ad
m,
m
y
Ab
Wor mseed
S emen
m S emen
.
au st r i ac
t r i d en t i n
t en
Si n
cy n as, s eu
z ed oar i es.
A b si n t h
Semen t i n
Ab
o b.
Ab
tra
on
Semen
a.
i fol i u m, C l u s H i st
m h er b ar i or ,
ai , seu
ser
Semen
Ger m : Z i t t t er saame,
a r i ae.
san c t u
J a cq
B ar/u h
O E G N ME E
R
S emen
au st r i aca.
ifol i u
t on i ca, L i n /n
s an
pon t i cu m t en
l u mbr i cor u m
seu
z i n ae
YM S
TR A )
S ou t h er n wood
T ar t ar i an
SY
c on
t r a,
W u r msaame
ar
b ot i n
I t al
Semen t i n
e,
Some
san u
e,
to
G r ai n
P
ol
d e Z ed o
C y t wa
r o s oe-n asi en e .
N at
O r d er , C
O R YM B I F E R JE
HA R
i mb r i cat e
SP
HA R
Sp i k es
ecep
wi t h
t a cl e
r ou n
St m l
e
on e -r an
ke
ei
de d
ea ves
th er
r e exe d
h ai r y
v er g i n g
c on
pi n
S Y N G E N ES I A
U P E R FLU A
GE N
Ju ss
n at e ,
s c al es
li n
P app u s n on e
Fl or et s of t h e r ay
.
al
n on e
mu l t i d B r an c h es u n di vi d ed
c ompo se d o f v e o r et s
ear
Fl ow er
n ak e
or
P OLYG A M I A
F ig
r ay
1
.
Th
On
e r oot
e of
th
In
d i vi si o n
vo l u cr u
s of
th
in
F l o r et
vol u cr u
of
th
e c en
tre
F l or e t
of
th
CI N A
177
'
FL OR A
178
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
CI N A
1 79
C i na may be
administered in the following affections Conv u lsions E pilepsy
(fro m w or ms ) E clampsia W orm sympto ms o f children with
febrile sympto ms etc
Quotidian and tertian fe v ers recurring
after large doses o f Quinine : l Chill iness w itho u t thirst fo l
lo w ed by heat with thirst after the heat sweat 2 Chillin ess
w ith mu ch thirst
3 F e v ers w here the thirst is present only
d u r mg the cold stage and where the patient vo mits once or
t w ice Cina has also c u red inter mittent fevers w hen vo miting
w itho u t diarr hoea or diarrh oea witho u t vo miting is present the
r e medy being indicated by the dilatation o f the p u pils and the
clean tongue
Chronic vo miting o f children w h o s u ffer
fro m wor ms
Inv olu ntary noct u rnal enu resis in child r en s u f
fe r i n g fro m atrophy
Whooping co u gh particularly in s cr o fu
lo u s children having w orms W hooping cou gh in the c on v u l
si v e s t age particu l arly w hen the spas modic cough ends in
v omiting w hen the body beco mes rigid d u ring the paroxys ms
o f co u ghing an d partic u l arly w hen a g u rgling noise fro m the
throat d o w n into the abdo men is heard after the paroxys m D r
G ray notes that Cina deserves attention in the bronchial catarr hs
w hich re main after measl e
s especi al ly s u ch as have a kind o f
hec t i c fever w ith them
A N T I DO T ES Bryonia China Hyoscyamus Ipecacuanha
C
O B SER V A TI O NS
I N IC A L
0 ac t
an
d T r i n ks :
XX I
C L E M AT IS E R E C T A
U
r
h
t
V
i
i
n
p ig
rg
OW
SH
F l
F l ammu l
s i ve,
mmu l a J ovi s
a su r r ect a al b a,
F l ammu l a
B au
mH i
vol
ii
B au h
r ect a,
st
B ower
p 1 27
C l emat i s
H m, p 300
T ow
I n st
O E G N ME F
I
C l e mat i t e
S wed
at
Sp a/n
C l emat i s
.
C l emat i t e d eor t e
C l emat i d e
Du t
GE N
O r d er , R A N
ob l o n
or o l l a
mi n al
g
HA R
g u l ar
H i st
t ab 2 9 1 3
.
ol
wal dr eb e
r en
I t al
o wo
U N C UL A C E JE
J u ss
a ly x
s epal s ;
n on e
of
t wo
sh ape
(cor o l l a ) i n fer i or
e
Fi l a men t s
o b l on
b u d , ei t h
n u
D an
an
di t
n
of
ti n g
o a r ou n
fou r
sw el l i n
l at er al l y
r ar el
y
er v al vu l ar or
,
P O L Y A N D R I A P OLYGY N I A
men
e st a
S t i g ma s
-
Si
mer ou s
g l ob es , b u r
c ol l ect e
in t h
si x, or ei g
fol d ed i n
pw ar
G er men
ve
at
th
ht,
e e
A n t h er
su per i or
r e
dg s
t er
sessi l e ,
S t y l es t er mi n al , l o n g er t h an
i ca r p s (s eeds of L i n n ) i n eh i scen t ,
ea
mpl e P er
n u mer ou s
e g g sh ape d c ompr es sed on e s ee de d pl ac e d on
most l y feat h er in g tail
c ept acl e an d t er mi n at e d b y a l on g
L ea et s o v at o l an c eol ate
S P E C C HA R
L ea v es pin n at ed
Fl ower s t et r apet al o u s an d pen tapet al ou s
S t em er ec t
th
eg
C l emat i s
Ger m
2 945
L in
a c api t at e r e
qu i
te
en
ti r e
H I S T O RY
This plant although e mploy ed as a re medy by the
early physician s in so me affections o f the liver and diseases o f
.
F ig
3
Th
C l emat i s,
i t s pl i an t t w i g s
se
it
cl i
mb s
t r ees by
mean s o f
C LE M A T I S
CT A
E RE
181
t er at e
e
s
pu bli sh ed
y ph il i t i c
n o d es , u l cer s cu
,
s ever al
cases o f
mpl ain
t s, wh i ch
co
t an
it s
su cc essfu l e
h ad pr o d u
e ou s affec t i o n s, et c
(I /i bel l
mpl oy men t
ce d
ead ac h e,
par t i cu l ar l y i n i n
pai n
in
d e F l a mmu l a J ovi s)
th
b on
ve
es,
FLO R A
182
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
D I S T R I BU TI O N
G E OG R A PHIC A L
S o th
u
F rance ,
S pain ,
C LE M A T I S
E RE
CT A
183
XX II
C O C C UL U S
M I R TA
AN A
C O C C UL US
T h e C occu l u s I n di cu s P l a n t
S YN
NY
MS
en
i sper mu m
mi r t a c occu l u s Wi g h t
s er mu m mon ad el ph u m,
p
An
O E G N ME
k Or n
er
at
GE N
S w ed
C HA R
wi t h t w o
in t o
a c en
th
wh
cl o se
C o qu
th
to
th
an
a e
of
apex
al
C
l
at
th
th
C ol ebr
er
O N CE C I A ,
A n t h er s
pex
mn
n u
Fema l e
s ded
F i sch
mer ou s
ow er s
s er i e s
it e
u n
i g
cov er n
u n
k n own
S eed g l ob os e, eepl y
C o t y l ed on s ver y t h i n , di ver g
o n e - ee
D O D E CA N D R I A
d
e a
en
y x of S I X s epal s, i n a ou bl e
C or o l l a n on e M a l e s t a men s
c ol u
ver ei .
D eca n d
s,
Ger m : K okk el s k er n
A l bumen esh y
h il u m
b er o su
o n e - c el l e
r e e,
evan
D ec
su
du
u s.
occu l u s
t a b 1 30
r a c e o es
mir t a pan i cu l at u m,
An
T a m : K ak ac ol l i e
oec
r es s
L in
in E L
di i o
t
ed b
m d il t d
l
b
os e
o
g
d at
(Wi g h t
in g
ower s
p
t r al col u
on e
excav at e
oxb.
r n ot
E N I S P E R M A C E JE
Fl
ol e
D r up es ,
d A
an
K okk el k Or n
O r d er , M
c o c cu l u s ,
d A r n ot t )
F ig
b er r y
M al e o wer
3 T r an
.
an
men
s.
of
st a
sver s e sec t i on
th
2 T r an
.
b er r y
Of
sv er se s ec t i o n
Th
mb r y o
e e
th
e see d s
3 Th
.
O C C U LU S
1 85
1 86
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
O C C U LU S
187
"
FL O R A
188
H O M GEO P A T H I C A
t
b
i
i
i
n s
3
7
8
r
an
s
L
W
p
es
s
e
r
t h e other
H
a
h
n
e
m
an
n
s
r
(
y
g
o
R E
.
D u dg eon
M D
H ah
M E DI C A L US E S
n ema mz s obs er va t i on s
N o o n e be fore me has u sed this medicine as an internal
re medy I have n o w introd u ced it into the Materia M edic a
persons in he alth
after h aving st u died its d yn amic e ffects o n
It possesses man v c u ra t ive virtu es as i s proved by the sy mp
OC C UL US
1 89
XX III
C OFFE A
A R A BI C A
'
i Z e C o ee T r ee
S YN O N YM s C o ea
bi
bi
'
ar a
2n d
ea
t/i t
J ass
A ct
J a smi n
Ga l l
1 7 1 3,
do r at i s si mo
mi l i ,
B an k
r osp
oo
an
S PE C
dd
e
ES
1 591
J a smi n
Il C a
38 8
l au r i fol i o
ifi , t a b 32
aov a,
P kg/ t
on
a ly
2 72
Ch
C a ay er
E l C afe
oava
S eed s
HA R
IS TOR Y
Fl
tu
ri l l at e
ow er s
P ietr
bi
aeg
y pt i c i
B on
C o d i ci t u r ,
n os
c ast an eas
or
'
fol i o , o r e
al
b ac ci s l au r i
u ct u
m fr u c t u
cu
mil i s
Ar
cu
su o
u n a,
R u ss
D er K a eb au m
K o fe
ol
D at
K aw a
K o ffy
r ab
. .
hd
e
A n th
se
ar a
si
pd
men
ju s
Ger m :
v e t oo t
Sp a/n
m
v o n y mo
cu
Sp ec P l a n t
HA R
S t a men
s ee
cu
qu i n qu e d i s di sper mi s, L i n n
O r d er , R U B I A C E JE , J a ss
AM
E g y pt
a.
at
GE N
Ven et
ar a
or i b u
4 9 8 ; F l ak
I t al
mm
h oi n
FOR E I G N
T ill
si
ca
at
PE
th d eci du ou s
mar ro w sh ap e d
t ee
on e si
on
v e cl eft
-
TA N DR IA
vx
wi t h t w
e, co n
B er r i es
on
ON OG YN IA
v r sh p e d
p i r tw
l
or o l l a sa
B er r y
t h e ot
o s ee
su
er o
hr
e
V alle ,
del
F ig
3
M ag n i e
G er men
r aw i n
an
g w as t a
pi
d vi
st
en
il
s.
fr om a
A ccor i n g t o B r u
N
ar ea,
i n A fr i ca, w
ew of
c e,
er e
th
ow er
Th
er r y
n at u r al s
its tru e
i t is in
di g
eci
2
.
men
me i s
n a
en o u s
or o l l a, o
p d
en e
T r an
sv er se
in t h
h th
o
to
s e c t i on
ou se at
C a e, fr om C affa, t h
ow
of
th
b d
u n
an c e .
e sou
men
e st a
see
L on g l eat ,
i n g r eat
th
Th
W il t s
h p vi
ro
s.
e
n ce o f
L ac e d e mon i an
O FF E A
AR A
BI C A
191
they sip stil l o f and sip as war m as they can su ffer (vide E n cy
T h e rst E u rope an writer who mentions
M et r on a r t C of ee)
C offee is R au w ol f o f A u gsb u rg who visited the L e v ant in
T hen P rospero A lpini a V enetian
1 5 7 3 he c alls it C h a a h a
1 92
FLO R A
H O M GE O P A T H I C A
O FF E A
AR A
BIC A
193
fo r money
3*
Ro
u e
say s
p th
i mmedi at el y w r a
ma
pl
it
m at
cr ea
easu r e l n
r st
ou
es
sn u
h
dh k
fas i on
t w ar
u s
s or
th
at
an
p,
n ot h i n
d
as
th
wet
s,
c o
C off ee
g b u t S u l t an
h y t k t h C ff ff t h
l t h wh i h
th
li q
i t
tly
d
m t f g
t t
m w hi h t h y t k g t
i p
p P pl f t h
i g i t th i
C ff
d hi y f m t h
whi h i p p
A r a i an
o ccasi o n s a
d i d p lp
r e
in
e v essel
t op,
f n g
u se
os
en
r a r an
ee,
n es
ou r n
s ea
e r
cu
r e ar e
ee o
r e,
u or
n s an
an
r ea
eo
a e
e o
ro
FLO R A
1 94
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
O FF E A
A RA
B ICA
195
D E S C R I P TI O N
C off ea arabica is an evergreen shr u b abo u t
sixteen feet in height wi t h a straight ste m The ower s are o f
a pale white ; fragrant b u t r apidly fading
T h e l ea ves are
e v ergreen T h e f r u i t resembles a cherry and gro ws in cl u s
ters u nder the axilla o f the leav es at rst o f a bright red and
a fterwards beco ming p u rple
I n A rabia the fr u it when ripe
is sh aken fro m the tree and dried b y the su n on mats In the
W est Indies the fru it is gathered by the hand and dried in
the s u n on platforms
O n e h u ndred b u shels o f fru it will
a v er age
po u nds o f C offee e ach pl ant
y ield o n an
yielding fro m o n e to t w o po u nds
T here are thirty species
known
G E O G R A P H I C A L D I S T R I B UTI O N Co ffea ar abic a is indigeno u s
in A rabia F elix an d E t hiopia N o w c u ltivated in E qu atori al
A merica an d many E u ro pean co u ntries
It was transported
by the D u tch from M ocha to B at avia ; fr o m B atavi a to A mster
d am; fro m A ms terda m to P aris ; fro m P aris to Martiniqu e
and then extended itsel f over t h e adj acent islands etc
PA R T S U S E D I N M E D I C I N E A N D M O D E OF P R E P A R A TI O N
T h e B err y
Dr Q u in in his P h ar ma cop wi a H omceop a t h i ca
orders it to be prep ared as follows A dr a chm o f the seeds o f
the best A r abi an C offee is to be redu ced t o powder in an iron
mort ar whic h is t o be moder ately he ated occ asion ally detach
ing the ma ss fro m the sides o f the vessel with a horn spat u l a
T o t h e powder th u s prepared add t w elve drachms o f alcohol
and p u t it into a gl a ss vessel ; let it remain eight d ays and then
separate the liq u or fro m the sedi ment L et this powder which
re mains at t h e botto m of the v essel be pressed free from al l
moistu re an d placed in a glass retort with fo u r o u nces o f dis
t illed W ater ; boil t i ll on e o u nce o n l y re mains and mi x the
claried liqu or with the alcoholic tinctu r e ; eigh t y drops o f
a lcohol is t o be a dded t o thirty drops o f this mixt u re
and
twice sh aken T his c onstitu tes the rst atten u ati o n
T his medicine is also prep ared b y trit u r ation ; one grain o f
the powder is trit u r ated with o n e hu ndred grains o f s u gar o f
.
FLO R A
1 96
milk
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
so o n
t r an
by R
D u dg eon
M D
M E D ICA L
US E S
C OFF E A
ARA
B IC A
1 97
'
F or
is
r efer r e
mor e
dt
d d b v ti
ext en
H ah n
man n
ser
L esser
on s o n
th
e u ses an
Wr i t i n g s
et seq
t r an sl at e
a u s es o f
C offee, t h
b y Dr D u g eon
.
e r e a er
pp
451
FL O R A
1 98
H O M CE O F A T H I C A
potu
S ang u ineou s and nervo u s apoplexy (u sing Coffee as a
prophylactic) H e ad ache fro m excessive congestion o f blood
Megri m (C o ffee shortens the p arox y s ms b u t does not c u re
them) T ooth ache from a pu rely ner v o u s cau se T ooth ache
Throbbing tooth ache wit h
o f persons w h o u s e mu ch C o ffee
gre at nervo u sness and v iolent weeping
In so me c ases o f
weakness o f digestion an d overlo ading the sto mach Di arrh oea
Violent p ains in the abdo men in sensitive
S p as modic colic
E xcessively violent labo u r and after p ains
C off ee
females
is an excellent palliati v e in c ases o f s u spended animation in
fro z en drowned or s u ffoc ated individ u als when the vital forces
requ ire to be speedily ro u sed
C offe e will in some c ases prove u se fu l in cal ming the ner v o u s
syst em aft er operations O n e o f my p atients w as operated on
fo r c atara c t after whi ch the following gro u p o f sy mpto ms pre
sented itsel f V iolent inammation o f the eye with a gnawing
p ain abou t the ey e and whole side o f the head ; excessive
n au sea as i f the patient wo u ld die with it ; in v olu nt ary weep
ing ; qu alms o f sickness constantly ascending from the stomach
to the brain S u bs u ltu s tendinu m I h ad so me strong Co ffee
made and g ave the patient a teaspoonfu l O f bl ack Co ff ee e v ery
v e mi nu t es ; after the se c ond dose the patient fell into a so u nd
sleep which l asted se v eral ho u rs ; when the p atient awoke all
these sympto ms h ad dis appe ared except the p ain abo u t the eye
el ,
t r an
AN
n
ati a
J ah r
T l DO T E S
at
M ed
A conit u m
Vo mica
Chamo milla
Ig
XXI V
C O LC H IC UM
C o mmon M
Saf
ea dow
A U T UM N A L E
r on
T aber R oot, N ah ed L a dy
s ta r t
U
p
S YN O N YM S C
ol c
E pit
8 46
Br itt
ng
hi
s affr an
1 33
D an
O r d er , M
C
dd
e
HA R
tu
Sp a n
bu m, J oh n s on
C o l c i cu m
G er
pr o di en
er e
Wi l l d
48 5 ;
at ,
I S T O R Y The E Cp M
n
hi
en
d P
s,
m
.
an n er
Fl or a
27 3 ;
R u ss
br
l im
er s
a e
oa dl
on
tu
S t a men
mb en t
u n
ite
Z ei t l o s e,
S wed
T i d1 6 s e,
v ry
I GY N I A
l on g , wi t h
in t o t h e
se
th
at
rt e d
in
p ar h ap ed pri ght
e
C ol
S t y l es t
Ger m
IA
u l ar ,
s
I t al
ik
E X A N DR
et al
B eg vr emen
I n cu
C ol c i c o
T y dl oosen
o f on e
la
or o l
ov o
R B r ow n
bl g
t d pri ght
th
d es P r es
Safr an
or
D at
p art d
in
r ee ,
e- c
an
bl u me
s i x-
al
et
Sp P l a n t
Tu
u e,
eav es
L i nn
J omfr u e
og n e
hpd
C ap s u l es t
th
37 3
hq
C ol c i
l on g
C
C a l y x n on e
ell s a e
of
S PE
u r eu
E L A N T H A C E ZE
mou t h
see
al e ,
L i c h t b l u me, Spi n
J u n g fu r
AM E S
HA R
s omew h at
GE N
n a
at
B ot
co
u r
p p
g l i cu m
R a i i Sy
an
G i g li o M at t o , S t r oz z ecan
co,
Wi esen
N
cu
mmu n e
C o l ch i cu m au t u mn
FO R E I G N
c
C ol c i cu
1 57
hi
r ee ,
v ry
e
man y
as e ,
f T heophrastu
i d e s,
e a
F ig
A t r an
ver se s ec t i on
Fr om C ol chi s
p vi
ro
of
n ce of
th
e ca
A si a, w
su l es ,
er e
to
ow
th
o si t i o n
i t g r ows i n g r eat
of
b d
u n
th
e see
an ce.
2 00
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T I I I C A
P od agra
recommends H e r mo d ac t y l u s as a remedy for go u t
and other affe c tions either alone or mixed wi th scammony
ginger and other ingredien t s H e also remarks that the h abitu al
u s e o f this
medicine disposes the p atient s to more frequ ent
attacks o f this dise a se a pec u liar e ff e c t likewise O f Col c hic u m
which is corroborated by S i r C S cu damore (T r ea t on G ou t an d
R h eu ma t i sm 3r d edit p
It appe ars to have been in great renown in the thirteenth
C entu ry an d fro m its s u pposed virtu es in the c u re o f go u t and
rhe u matis m o f the j oints it obt ained the name o f A nima ar t i c u
lor u m t h e so u l o f j oints
It w as the princip al ingredient in
al l go u t spec i cs
an d the famo u s E au m dicinale is s u pposed
et
u a co r
or i nostro s u nt longe magis analoga
p
(S t br eh L i bel l
q
S affron ,
'
d e C ol ch
Ot
is th
c i sel y
A u tu m)
er s
b li v
e
e e
hdd d
th
w hi h
r i an s an
o se
d Ru
t i sm an d g
ou
en
th
r on
at
th
c r y san
p
d
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ef
th
(vi de
a r i s,
a s an
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ar
i n g r e i en t i n B u
ar e ex er i en ce
s si an s r eg ar
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df
ro
of
effe c t s
sson
th
m an i n f u si o n
i n fal l i l e
ma c o l og i a
of
ec
p i
s s
ec
(E
au
medi ci n al e)
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p i i th
9 t h di t p
hi pl
s
an
e cu r e o
ar e
h h th
t , w ic
r on
ic
pr e
Si
eu
ma
O L C H I C U M A UT U M N A LE
20 1
B esides
Th
fr u i t
st al
l en g t
see
of
e se e
an
th
li e
ar e r
A s thi s
b
i
af t s
pl
an
u r ie
p b
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ou
a ccou n
bl
w i n t er w i t
t th
t , in
o s so
ms
t i me
so
hi
of
th
h ay
e r oo t
-
ar v est
me measu r e for
l at e i n
th
in
ear , an
th
pi
r n
g t
hy
M ay
n ot
dl
in
e ay
p b bl y
ro
g r ow
th
r
en
in g
w ou l
er
on
g r eat
of
n ot
th
hv
a e
FLO R A
2 02
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
GE OG R A PHIC A L D I S T R I BU TI O N
O V1 mo st
of
parts
rope
or t h A meric a
L o c A L I T I E s I n moist rich me adows
S i b t h or p (P r od F l or
G r a e ) fo u nd it in G reece b u t onl y o n Mo u nts P arnass u s and
T h y mph r ast u s at an elevation o f
to
feet
In this
co u ntry its c hie f localities are in G l ou cest er sh i r e : in moist
me adows H amp sh i r e : in moist meadows
O xf or d sh i r e : ne a r
C oo mbe H ey t h o r p S tanton H arco u rt A shford Mills between
H eadington and B arton near O xford In meadows near Upper
H eyford L ea el d Wy chwood F orest near F ilkins an d ne ar
S uf ol h :
B r adwell
B er ksh i r e : near A ppleton and C u mnor
at Little S tonh am
S t af or d sh i r e : Weston P ark ; b y the T rent
near B u rto n S u ol h : ne ar B u ng ay both p u rple an d white
W or
o w er ed va
rieties W ar w i cksh i r e : Castle B romwich
ces t er sh i r e :
the banks o f the S e v ern In moist meado w s
on
bet w een A l v e chu rch and R edditch l Vi l t sh i r e : ne ar Devi z es
a white o w e r e d v ariety co mmon
Yor ksh i r e : near B other
h am R ic h mond etc
In S cot l an d : near A lloa
T h e L ondon market according to Dr P ereira is s u pplied
c hiey fro m G lo u cestershire H ampshire and O x fordshir e
P A R T S U S E D I N M E D ICI N E A N D M O D E O F P R E P A R A T I O N
The C or mu s (or b u lb ) when gathered at the proper se ason is
abo u t the si z e o f a chestnu t and rese mbles externally the b u l b
tu lip ; it is at once disting u ished from this and
o f the co mmo n
other liliaceou s b u lbs by being s ol i d the t u lip b u lb and others
being co mposed of lamin a or s c ales It is ro u nded on o n e side
so mewh at atten ed an d grooved o n the other ; it has two
coats the o u ter one o f a brown colo u r the inner O f a reddish
yellow Internally it is white eshy and solid c ont aining a
A si a M
inor
an
d N
'
t ime t
o r
vd
Pro i
it s
en
en ce
as exec u
d bf
t d it
s
e or e
th
e access o f
s st r u c t u r e
h h
h th
su c
an
ro
so
as s ee s
s on
e
u r e
a.
ro
e ear
su c
o r a se
er seas o n
ou
ar e
o e
at
e r eac
n o
w i n t er , w i c
th
t
f th
d pt h i t h
d b i d t
d
h d pt h k w
f
p vi i i m d t i t h m b v t h
w th m t
p p
(Wi t h B i t P l
er for
me d at
see
n ot
su r ace
an
hi
to
w
t s)
of
im
th
w ou l
or
dd
of c e
t an t
t h ey
ar e
l ess
be
bl
mi r a
fr o st
ad
er fec t e
may
e u su al effect s of
v eg et at e, a n o
en
est r oy
an
;
e
d to
OL C H IC UM A UTU M N A L E
milky j u ice
20 3
204
FL OR A
H O M tE O P A T H I C A
.,
C O L C H I C UM
205
'
206
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
all
slo
and feeble p u lse T h e p ain
y
was described as o f a kni fe piercing h i m; the tongu e was
n at u ral ; the co u nten ance anxio u s ; fe a tu res sharp ; cheeks lips
and palpebr a p u rple ; sensation o f losin g his li mbs on w al king ;
t h e v o miting in c re ased ; the u id bro u ght u p was like co ff ee
gro u nds ; and the p at ient died forty se v en ho u rs after takin g the
poison
O n a p os t mor t em examination the face neck and
front o f t h e thorax were fo u nd co v ered w it h a p u rple e m
o r es
cence T h e stomach and bowels w ere co ated w ith a thi ck
B lood w as effu sed between the
tenaciou s col ou rless mu c u s
mu scu l ar and peritoneal co ats ; the ple u r a costales were mu ch
reddened ; the heart was ab by and its stru ct u re easily broken
d o wn ; two red patche s were fou nd one i n the sto mach and
the other in the j ej u n u m E cchymosed spots were obser v ed
o n the s u r face o f the l u ngs o f the heart and o f t h e d iaphr ag m
Dr O llivier (A n n a l es d H y y 1 8 36 vol ii p 394) records two
cases In the rst contin u al vo miting b u t n o p u rging ; p u l se
thready and slow ; intense thirst ; se v ere cramps in the sol es o f
the feet ; intellect u naffected ; n o c onvu lsions o r tetanic spas ms
The patient died in twenty two ho u rs In the second case the
sympto ms so o n set in after taking the poison T here were violent
pains in the abdomen ; frequ ent v o miting b u t no p u rging ; d i f
c u l t respiration ; p u pils not dil ated ; coldness o f the s u rface ;
no tetanic spasms b u t cramps in the soles o f the feet ; p u lse
s mall ; the intellect w as not i mpaired Death took place in
twenty seven ho u rs T h e vessels o f the pi a mater were mu ch
inj ected ; no vasc u larity o f the sto mach
A man swallowed a l arge qu antity o f Colchic u m seeds ; he
soon experienced a b u rning sensatio n in the t hro at with nau se a
m
,
OL C H IC UM
2 07
FLO R A
2 08
H O M cE O P A T H I C A
p a t i en t )
M E D ICA L
US E S (H O M cn
This
)
C O L CHICU M
2 09
XXV
C U C UM I S
C ol ocy
O Y S C
S YN
cy n
t hi
T h ea t
fr u ct u
ti
or
B au h
i n or ,
ma/n ,
mm, p
t h i s, G er ar d E
.
91 5 ; R
31 3
B i tter App l e
or
AM E s
C ol o
q i t id
u n
u in
te
I t al
Ger m :
as .
C ol o
C ol o
in t e
q i tid
u n
Du t
at
GE N C HA R
.
6 42
v lg
u
C ol o
ar i s ,
an
7c
C ol o qu i n
K ol o qu i n t
a b.
Ar
Sp an
a.
S wed
u n z il
er s .
O r d er ,
Hi s t
ai i
C ol ocy n t h i s
R u s s : C ol o t si n t
D an
C ol oqv i n d er
C ol o qw i n t
T a m P ey coomu t ik ai , Var r i ec oo mu t i k ai
H u n z il
.
C ol o
C O L O C YN T H I S
B i t t er C u cu mber
ol ocy n
r ot u n
1 60
F O R E I GN N
th
C a ly
C U C U R B IT A C E E M O N (E C I A S Y N G E N E S I A
,
bl r
b P
xt u
u a
mp an u l at e
ca
hs b l t
dher t t o
wi t
a e se
gm t
en
s, sc a cel y
h h
l en g t h of t h e t u e
o t er an d t h e
e t a l s s carc el
e ac
a
en
y
c al y x
M a l es S t a mi n a v e, tr i a el
Fema l es S t i g mas t h ree,
ou s
t i c , i art i te
Fr u i t ( e on i a) t h r ee t o si x c ell e
S eed s o at e, c om
th
d ph
'
h k bp
pr s d
es e
n ot
pp
margi n
mon oeci ou s
Fl ower s
at e .
or
h erm ph di t
r o
e,
el l ow
(D eca n d ol l e)
S P E C C HA R S t em p rocu mben t somew h at hi sp i d
L eaves c ordat e ovat e
man y l ob ed w hi te wi th h ai rs b en eat h ; t h e l ob es o b tu se ; t h e p et i ol e s
a s t h e l ami n a
soli t ary
as l on g
Fl ow er s axil l ary
T en dr i l s s h ort
s tal k e d ; f ema l es wi t h t h e t u b e of t h e c al x gl o b o s e
s omew h at h i s pi d
y
t h e l i mb c amp an u l at e wi t h n ar row seg men t s
Fr u i t
P et al s smal l
gl ob ose smo ot h y ell ow w h en ri p e wi t h a thin sol i d ri n d an d very bi t ter
.
fl es
(D ec a n
IST OR Y
d o l l e)
F ig
(P ep0 )
~
sect i on
of
th
o wer
Th
an
er
see
Th
fr u i t
C O L O C YN T H I S
211
a
ay
v e st r i s is c alled in G r e e k e K h oxq
p
T h e C olo c yn t h O f modern times is s u pposed t o be the go u rd
mentioned in the S econd B ook o f K i ngs ch ap iv
v 39
W hen in the famine in G ilg al the prophet E lish a showed h i s
di vine mission by making the poisono u s go u rd a whol esome
veget able
The A rabian physici ans c alled it A lhandal and were well
acqu ainted with its properties I t is mentioned in the works
o f A vicenna S erapion Mesne E b n B ai t h ar
etc
T h e G reek physicians employed i t chiey as a drastic
pu rgative in dropsy leth argy and in mania and t o prod u ce
abortion
F ro m its violent dr astic effe cts it has been in general u s e
fr o m th e earliest ti mes as an ingredient in most p u rges and has
been employe d chiey : In alvine obstr u ctions H abit u al con
st i p at i o n
S o me disease s o f the brain as apoplexy mania In
dropsy and in amen or r h a a and chlorosis as a sympath etic
medicin e In chronic go u t and rhe u matis m P ar alysis P ar a
plegia and he miplegia (S ch n ei d er ) G astric ner v o u s fever
H a mat e mesi s
H e morrhoid al colic (i d )
(H och en ber y er )
Dysentery (A r a ber ) P ar alysis
A ffections o f the liver
of the bladder (N eu man n )
P aralysis o f the u pper and lower
t in g
i sh i n g
'
FL O R A
2 12
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
C O L O C YN T H I S
2 13
fo r S how bottles
T o prepare it fo r homoeop athic u se the fr u it well dried is
redu ced t o powder withou t the assistance o f heat according t o
t h e r u les given fo r the preparation o f dried pl ants ; set aside for
a week to be sh aken twice daily ; the n attenu ated to t h e thirtieth
dil u tion an d preserved in well stopped bottles in a dark place
H ahne mann (M a t M ed F u r ) orders the dry fr u i t to be
redu ced to powder twenty grains of which are infu sed fo r a
week in 400 drops o f alcohol stirr ing it twice a day Twenty
drops o f this tinct u re c o ntain o n e grain o f the esse n ce
G ibr altar ,
2 14
FLO R A
P H YS I O L OG I C A L
E FF E
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
T S 0 n
i ma l s
Colocynth acts on
ani mals as o n man as a violent drastic and poison O r l a
(T ex G en 3r d edit p 6 9 1 ) made ve experiments o n dogs
he fo u nd th at th ree dra ch ms introd u c ed into the sto mach were
su i c i en t to c au se death
O n examin at ion after de ath the
mu co u s membrane o f the sto mach was fo u nd inamed t hro u gh
The d u oden u m j ej u nu m and ile u m the
i t s whole extent
c a c u m and rst portion O f the colon were fo u nd O f a very
red col ou r A ccording to V iborg (P h ar m Vet
the
O peration o f C olocynth on horses is co mparati v ely slight
gave fo u r drach ms t o a s mall horse wi t h
M oi r o u d (i d 1
produ cin g any partic u lar sympto ms H e mentions also
ou t
another cu rio u s circ u mstance Vl z that he fo u n d that bryonia
(o n e o f the C u c u rbitace a ) had b u t little i f any e ffect on the
horse
In
O n M amColocynth in moderate doses a cts as a p u r ge
In
f u l l doses as a violent drastic cathartic and hydragog u e
excessi v e doses it h as o ften proved a fatal poison prod u cing
violent vo miting and p u rging and other sympto ms o f gastric
intestinal inammation
F ordyce (F r ay m of S u r y a n d M ed p 6 6 ) mentions the case
to colic fo r thirty ye ars fro m
o f a wo man w h o w a s a pre y
having taken an infu sion o f the p u lp of Col o cynth mixed with
s ome beer
T u lpi u s (O bser v M ed i ci n a l es iv 0 2 7 p 2 1 8 1 ) notices the
case o f a man w h o was nearly carried off by pro fu se blo o dy
diarrh oea in consequ ence o f taking a decoction O f three Colo
cynth apples
In 1 8 2 3 a coroner s inqu est was held in L ondon on the
b o dy o f a woman w h o died in twenty fo u r ho u rs with incessant
Vo miting and p u rging in consequ ence o f having swallowed by
mistake a teaspoonfu l and a h alf o f Colocynth powder
Diosc o rides (lib iv c 1 7 8 ) had observed that Colo cynth
introd u ced into the rectu m produ ced a discharge of blo od
(dysentery)
C
'
C O L O C YN T H I S
2 15
Colocynth in t h e h o pe o f
getting rid o f a gonorrhoe a which he had had fo r so me d ays
In a short time violent pains in the epigastri u m wi t h excessive
v omiting in abo u t t w o ho u rs there were copio u s al vine dej e o
tions the sight w as obsc u red ; he heard with diffic u lty ; slight
A ft er so me slight
followed by vertigo
d eliri u m c ame o n
treatment the sympto ms gradu ally s u bsided (O r l a T ox G en
vol i p 6 9 5 3r d edit )
enty eight years s u bj ect to bleeding
A locksmi h aged t w
he morrhoids co mpl ained fo r so me time o f pains in the stomach
and man y other sympto ms o f dyspepsi a A G erman workman
his co mpanion pr omised t o cu re h i m r adic ally by means o f a
do mestic re medy H e took by his advice t w o glasses o f a bitter
deco c tion which I fo u n d afterwards to be Colocynth
The
remedy prod u c ed frequ ent evac u ations acco mpanied by coli c ;
so me ho u rs after the p atient compl ained o f great he at in his
int estines a sensation o f dryness in the thro at and an u n
qu en c h able th i rst H e came fo r me at night The tr u e cau se
o f the disease w as hidden fro m me
I fo u nd the patient with a
s mall p u lse very acceler ated ; the tong u e red ; the abdo men
ten der and very painfu l to to u c h ; the p ain was xed and very
se v ere near the u mbilic u s ; the stools were su ppressed T h e
next morning the abdo men was more inated and more painfu l
The patient was pl aced I n a tepid bath an d six ho u rs after all
the p ains in c re ased ; there w as retention o f u rine painfu l
retr action o f the testicles an d priapi s m T h e third day the
retention of u rine ce ased b u t t h e other sympto ms contin u ed ;
the p u lse was s mall an d c o mpressed ; hicco u gh s u pervened
the extre mities became c old the he a d an d chest were covered
wit h a gre asy swe at ; in the evening all the pain ceased an d
the p atient died in the night O n a P os t M O t t em exami nation,
the abdomin al viscera showed the gr eatest disorg aniz ation ; the
abdomen was lled with a whitish u id fu ll o f ocks o f the
same colo u r the intestines were u lcer ate d S cat ter e d over Wi t h
black spots fo r the most part adhering and covered with fals e
o
FL OR A
2 16
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
E
S
CE
A
T
I
S
H
O
M
O
P
H
C
h
H
a
n eman n s obs er va t i on s
M E D IC A L U
(
)
c ie n ts br o u ght Colocynth in t o disrep u te by u sing
1
The
an
(
it in large and d angero u s doses as an aperient Their s u ccessors
alarmed at s u ch ex amples rej ected it altogether and were th u s
deprived o f its powerfu l assist ance in disease They ventu red
only on very rare occasions after weakening and
u pon it
called
c h anging its properties by me ans o f other s u bstances
correctives which they considered proper t o so ften and over
co me the venom with which they believed it to be impregnated
They added other aperient ingredients by me ans o f a mu ci
l ag i n o u s g u m and diminished its strength both by fer mentation
an d by a contin u ed eb u llition with water wine etc
B u t after
all these alterations Colocy n th was still danger ou s i n the large
doses they administered
H o w extraordinary it is
that at all times schools o f
medicine sh ou ld have shu n ned reecti on and that u nder ci r
c u mst an c e s like these the idea sh o u ld never occ u r that in cases
where medicine s o f this p o wer fu l kind in certain doses are too
violent it may be attrib u table less to their natu re than to the
siz e o f the d o se which is capable of bei n g di minished ; an d
"7
C O L O C YN T H I S
2 17
2 18
FLO R A
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
XX VI
C O N I UM
C ommon
S
k Th
m,
ea t
1 60
302
FO R E I G N
c
hd
a
Dut
R u ss
ai i
m
Ger m ,
dr
v ol
AM E s
F r
or o
r d er
lla
G er
1 30
tz
r an
v ol
G r an
l mg
eer
C ig u
or
S wed
u st r
1 06 1
3 37
fasc
iu m
on
C i cu t a
on
iu m
1 00
macu l at u m,
major
C
B au h
o r i an
Sp P l
major ,
l g ar i s
n e
ru
34 9 ;
of
C i g u de
mag g i o r e C on i o man
Ger m G e ec t e S chi er l i n g
o d or t
D am
S k ar n t y d e
C i cu t a
Spr akli g
. .
al l
er s
I t al
UM B E L L I F E R E
Fl w
s p eri or
HA R
t a,
C i cu t a, C e g u d a
21 51 ;
Ha l l Hi s t
C i cu
b B en
er
at
Sy
i u m,
B ot i g ol or pi at n i st oi
GE
on
D oll ek er vel , S ch
or i an
Sp a n
t a, R
cu
R ot h
9 33
macu l at u m
F t B r it
ar
M A C U LA T UM
or
YN O N YM S C i
p rf t
i v r
ec
ve
D R I A D I GY N I A
,
ht l y i rr g l r
h rt h p d p t
Sl
ig
e sel y
P E N TA N
ea
yx
wi t
e al s ,
al
sol et e
an
te
acu
p
s t y l es
C p el (see ds of L i n n a u s ) h al f eg g s h ap e d t u mi d eac h w i t h
ve promi n en t w a ve d or cre n at e d r i dg es b ec omi n g n al l y st rai g ht an d
i n exe d
oi n
t, th
e ou
te
bl
es
hi pl
s
gr v
an
thr
ee
l ea
A o wer
th
t
gi
es on
2 An
kw d
G r ee
ddi
n es s
or
man y
st r i a
Un i v er
o n e si
u n r
sa l
Th
fr u i t
K an / O S , a co n e,
p d d
ro
fro n t
in
oo
Fr o m t h e
3*
se
I n t er s t i ces w i t
n a r ow
F ig
ar
on e o f
er
r u
e ven
er
u ce
on
wi t
in
e
v o u cr u
Ob
.
or
man
ou
i t t ce
m of
sol et e c a l y x,
Th
a
e r oot
v
vr
few l ea
th
in
es ;
a s
h p
ar
p ar t i a l
e sel y
h d
ea
t op, w
c on st
S e ed w i t
o se
w ir lin g
i t u t i on by t h
mot i on
oi son ou s
re
ju i ce of
FL O R A
2 20
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
h p d p t l t h br dl y g g h p d f i t d t h
p l wi t h
pr mi t w v d o r t d ri dg w i t h t h i t r t i w i t h t i t t
r i t h s m l s d rd r
wi ll di t i g i h t h i fr m t h r g
d
S P C C H R S t m mo t h p l i h d
p tt d m h b r h e d
l sp r h p d s h ort r t h a t h e u mb el l l
f i vol
L
S
n en
a e
e a s,
eaves o
r u
an
es ,
ea
u ce s
c en a e
o
oa
en e a
an
e ca r
e s
ces
ve
ou
an
e C as
e s,
u c
an c
u es
It
I STOR Y
M A C U L A T UM
C O N I UM
22 1
FLO R A
2 22
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
zo ,
lo
99
'
P i n g u esc er e
B ar b i g er as pecu des, h
mi n i
qu
sa
C i cu t a,
a est acr e
en en u
'
'
CON IUM
M A C UL A T U M
2 23
FL O R A
2 24
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
'
C O N I UM
M A
C UL A T U M
22 5
FL O R A
2 26
H O M C aO P A T H I
CA
mp ar e
S ocr at es,
pp
th
p
m
t o ms
y
220, 221
esc r i
bd
e
b y P l at o i n
h is
ac co u n
of
th
d th
ea
of
CO N IUM
CUL A T U M
M A
227
portion
o u t the bod
u id and o f a d ark colo u r
y
green veget able mass was identied by D r C hristison as p ar t
o f the C oni u m mac u l at u m
S o me o f the le aves br u ised in a
mortar with a sol u t ion o f po t ash also g ave o u t the pecu lia r
odo u r o f t h e vol atile prin c iple C oni a (E d i n M ed a n d S u r g
J ou r n a l J u l y 1 8 45 p
D eliriu m and c on v u lsions are n o t co mmon e ffects o f poi s onin g
by this pl ant (T ay l or 1
T w o pries t s at e H e mlo c k root by mistake ; they became rav ing
mad and mi st aking the mselves fo r geese plu nged into the
w ater ; for three ye ars they s u ffered fro m p artial palsy and
violent p ain W i bmer W i r k etc ii
A n o l d wo man s u ffered fo r three months wi t h abdo minal
p ain and con v u lsive mo v e ments o f t h e limbs in consequ ence o f
"
eating H e mlock r o o t ( Wi bmer l c )
M H aaf a F rench ar my s u rgeon has described a fatal c ase
The s u bj ect of it a soldier h ad
o f poisoning with H e mlock
p art aken along w ith sever al co mrades o f a so u p containing
H e mlock le aves a n d appe ared to the m to drop asleep not long
after while they were c on v er sing In the co u rse O f an ho u r
they became al armed o n being al l taken ill with gid d iness and
he adac he an d the s u rgeon o f t h e regiment w as sent fo r H e
fo u nd the soldier who had fallen asleep in a state o f i n sen si
fro m w hich however he co u ld be r e u se d for a fe w
bi l i t y
.
'
R es
e ct i n
e et er i o u s ;
p b bl y
r o
th
of
so
b
'
Tr
o t an
at
Hi s t
eat
it
v ol
d M
an
i st , st at es t
th
,
c ol
b 26
b th g
.
of
Heml o ck
b il d
o
t i me
an s ,
o r n e an
me
th
on
e r o ot o f
(P h i l
A l ch
Heml o ck r o ot
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it is
er
c.
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d M
an
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th
at
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.
an
cl i
sa
s,
d al so
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fo u r
it s
p
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for t h
,
wi t
as
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ms
et
an
wi t
din
on
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u n
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ity
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an
an
at
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en
effect
at
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ad
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p b bl
ro
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o u n ce
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P l in y
man y
at
r el at es
an
Mr
h i mp
is th
u ci n
ro
en s i s
im
at e
sa
hi d p d
h lf
p d
ou
so
bu t t
P et i ver
c ar r ot s .
i t wit
e st e
db
o i son o u s
or st ew e
at
st at e
in
o u n c es ,
r oo t
ts
(Fl or
t is
bl
b il d
o
ur
a s ag r e e a
th
as
er fe ct l y
me
men t s ;
d iff er en t
an
R ay
e at e
R u ssi an
mat e
d th m
xi i i
r een
er s ,
h
th
T i mo t y L an
ot
hv m y
t h t it i p
we
(N
b e wh
at
do
FL OR A
228
mo ments
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
M E D ICA L
P ress
U S E S (H O M t E O P A T H I C )
H
.
hn
man n
s obs er va t i on s :
t th
C O N I U M M A C ULA T U M
229
large and oft repeated doses A relaxation of all the bres may
be observed acco mpanied by a st h en i c inammati on and pain fu l
sensitiven ess It see ms that the contrary takes place d u ring the
primitive effect o f C oni u m which appears t o be a stiffenin g
setting and c onstri c tion o f the bres with S welli ng o f t h e
glands an d du l l ness of the senses as sh own by so me cases o f
glandu l ar en large ment in the neck and li ps occasi on ed by con
t u si on s and by cataract cau sed by a blow which were tre ated
T hese primary effects j oined to
an d c u red h o moeopathically
so me others intimate a powerfu l remedy for that distressing
kind O f hypochondriasis so metimes seen i n men o f a retired and
strict life u n l ess it depends u pon some primitive miasmatic
affection
E xperience teaches u s what we o u ght really to think of the
action o f Coniu m in the case (presbytie ) o f pers ons advanced in
life and it may possibly be proved that it has the property o f
destroyin g this aff ection (H ah n eman n M a t M ed P u r )
N
A
S
N oa ck an d T r i n ks (1
The chie f
C L I N IC A L O B S E R V TI O
tendency o f C oniu m is the liqu e faction and dissolving o f ani mal
matter as well normal as abnormal It is more s u itable fo r
the female constitu tion than the male ; to veno u s lymphatic
s cro fu lou s torpid constit u tions ; t o phlegmatic mel ancholi c
te mperaments ; and al so for individu als with rigid light bre s
with an easily excited nervo u s syste m In hypochondri acal and
hysterical wo men esp ecially to pregn ant wo men In scr o fu
l o si s tu bercu losis carcino matou s habits an d par alysis C O
F alling o of the hair H u m
n i u m is especi ally ser v iceable
ming and singing in the ears Weakness o f Old men (L obeth al
considers C oniu m a panace a o f o l d men ) Weak c onditions
accompanied by excessive irritability o f t h e body (H ah n eman n )
O l d con t u sions str ains an d cont u sions o f membr ano u s an d
tendinou s for mations consequ ent on pin c hing press u re shocks
falls and other external inj u ries in consequ ence o f whi c h the
cell u lar tiss u e had be c o me co mpressed and the glands indu rated
a sensation o f nu mbness acco mpanying these sy mpto ms Tr em
-
'
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230
H O M (E O P A T H I C A
'
'
'
S ci r r h
of
u s
mammae fr o m
th e
c on
tu
si o n s
Dr y
mo di c
spas
he
ar
t,
AN
et c
an
et c
T I DO T E s
d ot e i s W i n
is
an
d o se s,
C offea
.
on
iu
S pi r i t
ou s
g to
A c c or d i n
t i dot e t
N i t r i cu m
T o po i s on
m;
.
d ose s, P li n
th e
N i t r os
st at e s
th
at
th e
an
ti
l (Ur t i ca u r en s)
T o small
S t o r ax C al ami t a
N i c an d er , t h
a so
et t e
C on i u m
an
t i d o t es
A ci d u m
XXVII
US S A T I VUS
C R OC
C o mma/z S af
MS C
S YN O N Y
FO
A cafr ao
S ch af r an
ME
Ar
at
S afr an
D an
Z af r an
a b. :
Per on
p 1 67
.
i p 46
.
S a r aan
S w ed
T am : Kh
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.
65
S a r an
o on
g o ommapor
ON O
r o cu s
mm p
Sp a m: A z afr an
v ol
Z a er an
Du t
F L,
'
A h eer
ali s,
1 1 76
, p
s sat i vu s, B omb
C r o cu
R ai i H i st
p 1 51 ;
.
I t al
Safr an
O r d er ,
t u mn
r o cu s au
md
G er m
ct/r a d ,
C r ow s
r orz
ma/A ,
B ot A m, p 37
RE GN
ar
t u mn al i s, Pa r k P
v er u s sat i vu s au
M i ll
G er
r ocu s,
R u ss
0r
. .
G YN I A
GE N
H AR
al
six ell i pt i c, o
bl
men t s t h r ee i n
,
on
g,
th e
ar r ow-sh ape d , u
u al seg
mou t h
pr i g h t
men t s
th
si x ;
G er
tu
mer i
thr
e sh or
th
at
ee o f
m par t l y
th
i n t er n al
t er t h
th
an
i n fer i or ,
e r o ot
l im
r ou n
F i la
A n tl
di sh
er s
S ty l e
l on g , r i sin g as h i g h as t h e st amen s
S t i g mas t h r ee,
dil at ed u pw ar d s, v ar i ou sl y fol d ed , ag g ed , or man y cl eft
C apsu l e mem
S eed s sev er al , g l o u l ar
b r an ou s, of t h r ee cell s an d t h r ee v al v es
Th e
i n f er i or c or oll a, wi t h a v er y l on g , sl en d er t u e, an d six par t ed , e u al ,
th
r ead - sh ape d, v er y
in
at e d , u
pr i g
h t l i mb,
an
d th
th
man y
r e e-pl ai t e d ,
lo
ed
st i g
ma
wi l l
di st in g u i sh t h i s fr om ot h er g en er a i n t h e same cl ass an d or d er
S t i g ma pr ot r u di n g , dr oopin g , i n t h r ee d eep, li n ear di vi si on
S C C A
PE
H R
H I S TO R Y T h e
.
B o ok xi v
e ar
li est
P ope s T r an
n ot i c e o
is
a so
men t i on e d i n
F ig
1 An
.
C r o cu s
i s in
H omer (I l i a d
An d amin g C r ocu
It
made
th
th
er
mou n t ain
h i st or y
s acr e d
an
2 Th
.
e st
i g ma
g l ow
(S olomon
S on
FLO R A
232
ch a
iv
c all e d
as
v er se
ar c o
G r e ek
ph
et c
d th
an
cu
t i en t ,
ph
y si ci an s
an
di se ases, i n
f u me
p er
of
th
A r ab i an
me d
th
Of
D i osc or i d e s
I t w as h
w as
e st ee
K poxos
Th e oph r ast u s,
It
mu ch
w as
It is t h
S affr on
H i ppo cr at e s
Z affar an
an
as
ar
H ebr ew s by wh m i t
an
ysi ci an s
i mat i on i n
e st
Spi k en
m by t h e
me di ci n e
H OM G OP AT H IC A
ld
gr e at
in
g at i ve emoll i en t an d di s
h
e A r ab i an
T
ss e s si n g a h r o di si ac al
r
o er t i es
o
p
p
p p
e ar
ly
d ay s
as
pu r
S er api on
Rh
of
c ase s
ase s ,
d A vi c en
an
l ab ou r
d i i cu l t
n a, u se d
an
as
it in
t er i n
d e o b st r u
en
b st r u c t i on s of t h e li v er
L at er i t h as b e en at t i me s
as
e mpl o y e d by d i ffer e n t
r
f
d
i
s e ases
y
v
y
h
s
i
i
n
s
f
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t
o
c
a
p
h y st er i a h yp o ch on d r i asi s me l an ch o li a ar t h r i t i c an d r h eu mat i c
affe c t i o n s
d ysmen o r r h oea ch l or o si s ast h ma spasms e t c e t c
an d t o
o t e u t e r i n e c on t r a c t i o n s i n
lab ou r w i t h o u t an y
pr o m
d e c i d e d o r su c c essfu l r e su lt s
I t i s a po pu l ar r e me d y for
r e s en t i t
as si st i n g t h e e r u
A
t
x
at o u s d i se ase s
t
i
on
o
f
e
an
t
h
e
m
p
p
i s c h i e y emplo y e d as a c o l ou r i n g ag en t an d i s u se d c on si d e r ably
on
t h e C o n t i n en t
i n t h e c u li n ar y ar t t o av ou r an d c o l o u r
in
d i sh
es .
DE S C R I P T I O N
L
r at i n
a
p
se
li n
ea ves
e r oot
Th
r e t i cu l at e d ,
c oat s
br e s
e ar
mu s) i s
cor
su
r
er
i or ly i n t o
gr e en
i ch
b r ow n i sh
d i st i n c t par al l el
d i sh ; i t s
r ou n
c o ou r
wit h
wh i t e
lon g mem
b r an o u s sh eat h s
T h e ow er s appe ar aft er t h e l e av e s o f a li gh t
T h e d a l l i er s ar e p al e y ello w ;
pu r pl e sh o r t er t h an t h e l e av es
o w er s i n
I
t
S
ep
an d t h e s t i ma s o f a d e e p o r an g e c o l ou r
g
t e mb er an d O c t o b er ( W oo d vi l l e an d P er ei r a )
G E O G R A P H I C A L D I S T R I B U T I O N A n at i v e o f A si a M i n o r ;
ac c o r d i n g t o P er ei r a n at u r al i z e d i n E n gl an d F r an c e an d s o me
o t h er E u r o e an c o u n t r i e s
I t i s a d o u b t fu l n at i v e o f t h e e ast e r n
p
a
r t s of E u r o e
W o o d vi ll e says t h at i t i s i n d u bi t ably a n at i v e
p
p
o f E n gl an d ; alt h o u g h
u n kn o w n
t o R ay
M i ll e r an d s e v er al
o t h er
su b s e q u e n t
b o t an i st s A l l t h e d i ffer en t pl an t s o f t h i s
g en u s ar e c on si d er e d by L i n n aeu s as on ly v ar i et i es of t h e
c en
tra
st r
i pe ,
an
su r r o u n
d ed
at
t h ei r
b ase
with
C r o cu s sat i vu s
C R O O Us S A
P A R TS U S E D
Th
th
d r i e d S t i g mat a
S affr o n
t w en t
by
or
IN
tr it u
a s al
ts
a
r
p
r at o n
d er s t h
233
M O DE
AN D
or
PR E P A R A TI O N
b st an c e s ei t h e r by t r e at i n g
al c o h o l o r mak i n g t h e t h r e e r s t
it
S t apf
mer
l dr y
su
(A d di t i on s
to M
at
by
po t en ci e s t o b e pr e par e d
M ed
t r it u
r at n
at
on ce
in
at t e n u at i o n s
th
t r an
e cr u
de
y an d aft er w ar d s c ar r yi n g t h e
o
n
c
i
es
u
t
e
Th e
p
p t o t h e t h i r t i e t h by me an s o f su c c u ssi o n
ow er s ar e t o b e g at h er e d i n t h e mor n i n g an d t h e st i g mat a an d
par t o f t h e s t yl e t ak en fo r u se an d d r i e d o n p aper e i t h er by
ki ln s o r by t h e su n Th er e ar e t w o ki n d s fo u n d i n c o mmer c e
H ay S aff r o n an d C ak e S affr on
T h e fo r mer i s t o b e t ak en for o u r
u se
A c c o r d i n g t o P e r ei r a (op
H ay S affr on c on si s t s o n ly
o f t h e s t i g mat a an d
ar t o f t h e s t yl e ; t h e y ar e fr o m an i n c h t o an
p
i n ch an d a h alf l on g b r o w n i sh r e d t h e u pper por t i on e x pan d e d
an d n o t ch e d at t h e e xt r e mi t y (t h e st i g ma 3 t h e l o w e r
(st yl e )
)
n ar r o w
c apil l ar y
an d r o u n d i sh
T h e o d o u r i s pe n e t r at i n g
ar o mat i c an d o f l ar g e qu an t i t i es
n ar c o t i c
T h e t ast e i s bi t t e r
an d ar o mat i c
an d w h en
c h e w e d t i n g e s t h e mo u t h
an d s ali v a
y e llo w O n e gr ai n of g o o d c o mmer ci al S affr o n c on t ai n s t h e
o w er s ar e
s t i g mat a an d s t yl e o f n i n e o w er s ; h e n c e
r e q u i r e d t o y i e l d o n e o u n c e o f S affr o n
T h e C ak e S affr o n i s t o
b e avo i d e d as b e i n g ad u lt e r at e d w i t h saf o w er mi x e d w i t h
u m an d t h e n r o ll e d i n t o c ak e s
g
T h e b est S affr on (ac c o r d i n g t o P e r ei r a) i s t h e S pan i sh (C r ocu s
H i sp an i cu s) i mpo r t e d fr o m G i b r alt ar C adi z an d M al ag a T h e
n e x t i s t h e F r e n ch (C r oc u s G a l l i ca s ) t h e pr o d u c e o f C G at en ai s
T h e c h i ef ad u lt e r at i on i s w i t h s ai o w e r (C ar
an d C O r l e an ai s
t ka mas t i n ct or i u s ) w h i ch may b e d et e c t e d by t h e sl i g h t er st ai n
on
t h e ski n w h en r u bb e d ; an d al s o by pl ac i n g t h e s u b st an c e
i n h o t w at er w h en t h e or et s o f t h e sal o w er w i ll b e r e ad i ly
S affr o n also w as
d i st i n g u i sh e d fr o m t h e s t i g ma t a o f t h e C r ocu s
for mer ly ad u lt er at e d w i t h t h e o w er s O f t h e mar i g o ld (C a l en d u l a
a n a t u m) an d w i t h b r e s
i
ea
r
o i c i n a l i s ) t h e p o me g r an at e (P i m
g
of smok e d b ee f
b u t al l t h ese ar e r e ad i ly d et e ct e d by i n fu si n g
su
b st an c e
ED I C I N E
T IV U S
p to th
th
i r d p ot en
2 34
th
FL O R A
su s
pe c t e d
in
h o t w at er
S affr o n
its
ow e s
co ou r
b st an c e c all e d by V o g el an d B o u i l l on L ag r an c e
P o ly ch r o i t e e v er y h u n d r e d par t s o f S affr o n c o n t ai n i n g si xt y v e
S affr on fo r me r ly w as g r o w n i n g r e at
p ar t s o f t h i s s u b st an c e
qu an t i t i e s n e ar S affr on W al d en i n E ss ex
P H YS I OLOG IC A L E FF E C T S J L u si t an u s (ap u d F r i c d e Ven er a
p 394) say s t h at bli st e r s h e a d ac h e bli n d n e s s d e li r i u m an d
lo ss o f c o n sci o u sn e ss c ame o n aft er a lar g e d o s e o f S affr o n
an d
e v en
t h at d e at h h as b e e n
pr o d u c e d ; an d t h at d e at h
en s u e d fr o m a man
i n h ali n g a l ar g e qu an t i t y o f t h e v apo u r o f
t
o a
pe cu
li ar
b st an c e
su
H O M CE O P A T H I C A
su
S affr o n
B o r ell u
d e b i li t y
wh
er e
w er
t h er
th
s t at e s
at
it in
li n e s
men i a
d o se
ge
s affr o n
mai n i n g
l xy
e
o
p p
ed
so
th
at
e a d a ch e an
t i me i n
me
Tr alles (D e Op i s ,
sect
r oo
i p 1 1 4)
.
3
6
F
r ef
1
,
p
or s t i a s ,
to
d d eat h
aft er
th
(G al l i n g er M ag
F o r s t er
r e
ys
sa
gi ve n
C en t
f S affr o n
r od u ce
by
to
M ed
gr e at
h e mo r r h
mu ch
c at a
C os er o
et
pr o d u c e
w as
at
R i v er i u
th
(H i s t
w o man
th
ir d
J ah r g
1 6 7 4)
in
to
st
th
t er i n
cr e as e
by
d ay
2)
ys
sa
r e cor
ds
d eat h pr o d u
ced
of
th e
l ast ly
s en s e s ,
th
F or t h i s
th
in
h e mor r h
r e aso n
it
c r e ase d ac t i on
ge
w h i ch
may b e
u s efu
f th
e ar t er i e s an
v e b e en
in
r es t o r i n
d h
e ar
t,
an
bs e r v e d fr o m i t s
u se
g o ws
th
of
blo o d
at
C R O C US
SA
TI VUS
2 35
g r eme d y ; as i t s po w er
of
i n c r e asi n g t h e c i r cu l at i o n o ccu r s r st i n t h e s e c on d ar y
ac t i on
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i t d i d n o t d e s e r ve B u t as ou r h o moeop at h i c st u d y ad mi t s n o t h i n g
o n t h e g r o u n d o f t r ad i t i o n
an d n ei t h er
pr ai s e s n or c on t e mn s
an y t h i n g w i t h o u t
t h i s mu ch
e x ami n at i on
an
u n pr ej u d i c e d
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n d si n c e w e ar e u n able
ab u se d r o o t h as fall en i n t o m h an d s
y
t o j u d g e o f t h e mer i t s o f a p er so n fr o m e x t e r i or c i r c u mst an c es
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er
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a o r d an
r o o fs o f i t s t r u e v al u e
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v
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h
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t h at o f t r yi n g i t o n pe r s on s i n h ealt h ; an d i t
a
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ar
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A
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C L I IC L O B S E R V A T I O N S
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D u lln ess o f t h e mi n d an d
an d ch r o n i c e r u pt i o n s o f t h e ski n
me mo r y A r t h r i t i c t o o t h ach e (R a cker t ) Vi ol en t sn e e z i n g wi t h
pr ofu se di sch ar g e o f mu cu s
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S YN O N
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t , S ch wu l st
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th
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en t , d ecl i n i n g
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e g g S h ape d , poi n t e d
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men
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p 8 6 8 ; Wi l l d , v ol
p 28 3 ;
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H i st , 8 9 6
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pau n l a
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cl ov en
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th is p
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o r A s i a M i n or
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of
D i o sc or i d es i s t h e D i gi t ali s fer r u gi n e a a v er y b e au t i fu l spe ci e s o f
t h i s or d er
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p
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t h i ck e t o u g h n es se o f gr o s s e an d sl i mi e e g me an d r an k e h u mo u r s
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an d o f o t h er i n w ar d
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l e pi agh e s al d a
e mpl o y e d t o r e d u c e t h e fr e qu e n c y an d for c e o f t h e h e ar t s
ac t i o n
t o pr o mo t e t h e ac t i on o f t h e ab sor b en t s as a d i u r e t i c an d
al so fo r
i t s speci c i n u en c e o v e r t h e c er e b r o spi n al sy st e m
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th
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2 44
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te
eu
mat i sm (G ey
i n g , D ar w i n
an
d Dr
J or et ,
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H O M CE O P A T H I C A
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f i t s di u
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th
pr o pe r t i e s ;
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pr o
gr eat n at u r al st r e n g t h of t en se
br e w ar m ski n o f o r i d c o mpl e xi o n o r i n t h o se w i t h a li gh t
O n t h e c o n t r ar y i f t h e p u lse b e fe e bl e or
an d c or d y pu l se
i n t er mi t t i n g t h e c o u n t e n an c e pal e t h e li ps li v i d t h e ski n c o l d
t h e S w oll e n b e lly so ft an d u c t u at i n g o r t h e an as ar c o u s li mb s
w e may e xp e c t
r e adi ly pi t t i n g u n d er t h e pr e s su r e o f t h e n g er
B l ac k all
t h e d i u r e t i c effe c t s t o fo ll o w i n a ki n d ly man n er
d r o ps y aft er s c ar l e t fe v e r w h e n t h e
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c o n g est i on O f t h e u t er u s (B u r n s )
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G ey s er )
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ammat i o n o f t h e pl e u r a
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lmon ar y c on su mpt i on an d n u me
r o u s c ase s o f s u pp o se d c u r es h av e b ee n
p u b l i sh e d B ayl e (B i bl
T h er ap t i i i p 36 2) h as c o ll e c t e d fr o m t h e w r i t i n g s o f S an d er s
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F o xglo v e
O f t h e se ei gh t y t h r e e ar e
o f 1 5 1 c ase s t r e at e d by
B u t a mo r e ac cu r at e
s ai d t o b e c u r e d an d t h i r t y v e r e li e v e d
an d e x t en d e d e x pe r i en c e h as fu lly pr o v e d t h at t h i s me di c i n e
an d
v
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alli at i ve
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p
p
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g e n u i n e ph t h i si s I t i s t o t ally i n c apabl e o f pr e v en t i n g o r o f
an d h as l i t t l e
c au si n g t h e r e mo v al o f t u b e r c u l ar d ep osi t s
if
i n u en ce i n r e t ar d i n g t h e pr o g r e ss o f c o n su mpt i o n
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an y
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ca
bl e
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pu
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l e s s r e al mo men t
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of
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t h e aor t a by l e ss e n i n g t h e for c e o f t h e c i r cu l at i o n an d all o w
i n g t h e c o ag u l at i o n o f t h e blo o d i n t h e s ac e t c e t c
I n i n san i t y
C ox C u r r i e H a a s H a l l or an e t c ) I n
an d me l an c h o li a (J on es
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th
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l fo r t h e r eli ef i t h as aff r d e d
i n su f c i e n c y o f i t s po w e r s
C o u ld
f
r at e u
yi el di n g t h e vi r t u e s i t i s c o n si d e r e d t o po ss e s s
or c ou l d w e r e g u l at e o r c on t r o l i t s i n u e n c e i t w o u l d e xi s t u n
r i v all e d fo r b e au t y an d w or t h ami d s t o u r i sl an d pl an t s
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o w er s fr o m J u n e t o A u g u st T h e r oot i s c o mpo s e d o f n u me
S t em fr o m t h r e e t o v e an d e v en
r ou s l o n g an d s l e n d e r b r e s
u
mo st ly si mpl e l e afy r o u n d i sh w i t h
si x f e e t h i gh
pr i g h t
L eaves alt e r n at e
s e ver al sli g h t an gl e s
p u b e s c en t o r d o w n y
b et w e en eg g sh ape d an d spe ar sh ape d cr en at e d ow n y r u gg e d
v ei n y o f a d u ll gr een ab o v e w h i t i sh u n d er n e at h
an d
r o o t l e a v e s l ar g e s t
t aper i n g at t h e b as e i n t o w i n g e d fo o t s t alks
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an d l e an i n g al l
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en d u l o u s
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p
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t h e o w er dr o ps o ff b ec o mi n g n e ar ly u pr i gh t ; s eg men t s O f t h e
c alyx e
h
e u pp er se g men t n ar r o w e r t h an
sh ape d poi n t e d
t
gg
an
FL O R A
246
th e
r e st
C or ol l a
of
H O M <E O P A T H I C A
pe t a
on e
ly b ell sh ape d ab o ve an
mar k e d i n t h e i n si d e w i t h
n ear
i n ch
an
d in th
t e mp er
L O C A LI T I E S
at e an
sou
th
er n
y
san d y s o i l
N o r fo lk
th
is
cou n
tr
di g
t r i es
c ou n
in
en o u s
of
i n G r e at B r i t ai n
u r o pe
w o o d s,
ast u r es ,
p
an
on
gr avelly o r
C ommo n i n mo st c ou n t i e s
T h e w h i t e v ar i e t y h as b e en
b u t n o t i n S u ffo l k o r
fo u n d w i l d i n s e v er al par t s O f E n glan d : i n W o r c e st er sh i r e
i n S t affo r d sh i r e ab o u t
n e ar B r o msg r o v e an d n e ar H ar t l eb u r y
M oxh al l ; an d n e ar P e n myn y d d i n A n gl e se y
P A R T S U S E D I N M ED IC I N E A N D M O D E OF P R E P A R A TI O N
b an k s
in
s,
we
th
u se
fr e sh L e av es
f th
y e ar g at h er e d i n t h e mon t h o f M ay b efo r e t h e pl an t
o w e r s T h e j u i c e I s t o b e e xpr e sse d mi xe d w i t h e qu al par t s
h
e
T
o f s i r i t s o f w i n e an d d i lu t e d t o t h e t h i r t i e t h at t en u at i o n
p
le ave s pr o c u r e d i n t h e sh o ps ar e some t i mes ad u lt er at e d w i t h
t h o s e o f t h e V er b ascu m Th aps u s an d S ymph y t u m o ffi ci n al e b u t
w h i ch ad u l t e r at i o n i s e asi ly d l sc o ver e d by t h e spu r i o u s l eav e s
b ei n g h ai r y o n b o t h si d es
P HY S I O L OG IC A L E FF E C T S 0 n Veg et abl es A cc o r d i n g t o
M ar c e t (A n n d e C h i m et d e P h y s v o l xxi x p
a w at e r y
e x t r ac t o f D i g i t ali s k i ll e d a h ar i c o t pl an t i n t w e n t
f
o u r h ou r s
y
O n A n i ma l s F r o m an e xt e n si v e se r i e s o f e xpe r i men t s by
O r l a (T or G en er a l v o l i i p 2 90) w i t h t h e po w d er ex t r ac t
an d t i n c t u r e o f t h e l e av e s F o xgl o v e a
ppe ar s t o c au se i n mo d e
r at e d o s e s v o mi t i n g
g i ddi n ess l an g u o r an d d e at h i n t w en t y
fou r h o u r s w i t h o u t an y o t h er sy mpt o ms o f n o t e ; bu t i n lar g e r
d o s e s i t li k e w i se pr o d u c e s t r e mo r s c on v u l s i o n s s t u por an d
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I G I T A LI S P U R P U R E A
th
in
247
of
s en s e
c h es t
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p u l s e n o t b eat i n g ab o v e h al f i t s n at u r al b e at s o r b e c o mi n g h ar d
s mall an d q u i ck ;
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w e akn e ss o f t h e li mb s an d i n c r e ase d s ec r e t i o n o f sal i v a ; some
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y
n au s e a
vo mi t i n g an d pu r gi n g ; c o ld n e ss o f t h e ext r emi t i e s ;
s e n s e o f fai n t n e s s an d g i d d i n e s s ; c o n fu si on o f v i s i o n an d i d e as ;
e x t e r n al o bj e c t s appe ar g r e en or y e llo w ; g r e at s e n s e o f w e i g h t
i n t h e h e ad ; w e akn e ss o f t h e li mb s ; pu l s e i s sl o w
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2 48
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d u r i n g w h i ch e ve r yt h i n g t h at
an d t h e fo llo w i n g d ay
o f t h at
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w as t ak e n w as i n st an t ly r ej e c t e d
an d h er ski n w as c o v e r e d w i t h a c o l d
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s w e at
T h e t on g u e an d t h e li ps sw ell e d an d t h er e w as a c on
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t i n u al o w o f v i sci d s ali v a fr o m t h e mo u t h
w as v o i d e d o n t h e d ay sh e t o o k t h e D i g i t ali s an d o n t h e fo ll o w
i n g d ay s t h e ac t i o n o f t h e ki d n e ys w as e n t i r e ly su spen d e d
W h en D r H en r y saw h er w h i ch w as fo r t y ei gh t h ou r s aft er
s h e h ad t ak e n
t h e p oi son t h e t on g u e w as w h i t e t h e pt yal i sm
i n a l e s s d eg r e e an d t h e b r e at h w as fe t i d
c on t i n u e d t h o u gh
T h e pu l se w as l o w i r r e g u l ar (n o t e x c e e d i n g fo r t y) an d aft er
fo u r t h pu l at i o n an i n t e r mi ssi o n o c c u r r e d fo r
e ver y t h i r d o r
S h e c o mpl ai n e d als o o f g en er al pai n s i n t h e
so me s e c o n d s
li mb s an d cr amps i n t h e l e g s B y t h e u se o f effe r ves ci n g
d r au g h t s an d e t h er w i t h ammo n i a sh e g r ad u ally r e c o v er e d
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h e r i mper fec t h e al t h
t ak en an y mer c u r y an d t h at t h e pt y al i sm w as e n t i r e ly t h e
e ffe c t o f D i g i t al i s
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S i x ou n ce s o f a st r o n g d ec o c t i o n w er e t ak en as a l ax at i v e
Vo mi t i n g c o li c an d pu r gi n g w er e t h e
e ar ly i n t h e mo r n i n g
r st s ympt oms ; t o war d s t h e aft er n o o n le t h ar gy su pe r ven e d ;
r e t ai n e d
to e
I G I TA L I s P U R P UR E A
2 49
b o u t mi d n i gh t t h e c o li c an d pu r gi n g r et u r n e d ; aft er w ar d s
g e n er al c o n v u lsi o n s mad e t h ei r appe ar an c e an d a su r g e on w h o
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s e n si bl e an d t h e
u l s e S l o w fe e bl e an d i r r e g u l ar : c o ma g r ad u
p
all y su c c e e d e d
an d d e at h
t o o k pl ac e i n t w en t y t w o h o u r s aft er
t h e p o i son w as sw all o w e d
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v er y i mp er fe c t ly r e c o r d e d i n t h i s c as e an d t h i s i s t h e mor e t o
b e r e g r e t t e d as a h i at u s h er e r e mai n s i n t h e t o xi c o lo gi c al h i s
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n d t h e l ast p o r t i on o f t h e t i n c t u r e
r
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by t h i s c ar e l e s s pr o c ee d i n g d ou bl e t h e s t r e n g t h o f
t h e r st
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i n t h e h ab i t o f t aki n g fo r t y d r o ps o f t i n c t u r e O f D i gi t ali s e v er y
n i h t
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t o sen d t o an apo t h e c ar y i n t h e c o u n t r y fo r an o u n c e o f t h e
t i n c t u r e o f w h i ch h e t o o k h i s ac cu st o me d d o s e : i t s e ffec t s w er e
mu ch mor e vi ol en t t h an u su al an d h e di e d e xh au st e d by
r ep e at e d fai n t i n g i n t h e mo r n i n g
(C h r i s t O p c i t )
I kn o w
M r B r an d e i n h i s E l emen t s of P h ar ma cy o b se r ve s :
an i n st an c e o f a p e r s on w h o su ffe r e d u n d e r an as ar c a o f t h e l e g s
l
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i
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f
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b o x o f pi ll s (c o n t ai n i n g D i gi t ali s) o n e o f w h i ch h e w as d i r e c t e d
t o t ak e t h r e e t i me s a d ay
O n t h e e v en i n g o f t h e t h i r d d ay h e
t h e c ou r s e
c o mpl ai n e d o f g r e at d e b il i t y an d fai n t n e ss an d i n
I n t h e mo r n i n g
o f t h e n i gh t v o mi t i n g an d fai n t i n g t s c ame o n
an
gr ad u ally t o
mar y i n
p o u r o ff
th
e c e ar
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p
,
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on
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o u n c e o f Di gi t ali s i n st ead o f a g r ai n
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o f t h e l eav e s
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ve t i go
wi t h
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fr o m vi o l en t b i li o u s an d mu c o u s v o mi t i n g s a c c o mpan i e d w i t h
r e at d e r e s si on
an d ab d o mi n al
p ai n s w h i c h w e r e d i mi n i sh e d
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by t w o e mol li en t i n j e c t i o n s T h e s e sympt o ms c on t i n u e d t h e
T h e p at i e n t w as s t i ll fu r t h e r
w h o l e o f t h e n e x t d ay an d n i gh t
d e pr e ss e d ; t h e pu l s e w as sl o w an d i n t e r mi t t e n t ; an d t h i s
u t
i
t
b
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w h en i t h ad c o mpl e t e ly d i s appe ar e d
w as st i ll c o n fu s e d t h e r e app ear e d t o h i m o f a bl u e c o lo u r ;
d ay t h i s s ympt o m di sappe ar e d (O bs d e
an d o n t h e fo u r t e en t h
.
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ov
Vi l l i er s , J ou r n
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man
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ll o w e d by mi st ak e fo u r o r v e t i me s mor e o f
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t h e t i n c t u r e o f Di gi t al i s t h an h e w as o r d er e d
o mi t i n g o f a l i t t l e b i l e aft e r mo st v i o l e n t an d
w i t h n au s e a an d
r e e at e d e ffo r t s w i t h g r e at d e pr e s s i on an d s w e at i n g d u r i n g t h e
p
Th e s e sy mpt o ms fr o m t h e t r e at men t pu r su e d gr ad u all y
n i gh t
d i s appe ar e d an d i n ab ou t s e v e n d ays al l t h e e ff e c t s h ad pass e d
o ff e x c e t so me oed e ma o f t h e fee t
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an d t h e fo ll o w i n g s y m t o ms e n su e d : an
p
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g r e at
th
x t r eme bi t t er n e ss i n t h e mo u t h w h i ch i n cr e as e d t h e s ecr et i on
an d w h i c h
o f sali v a t o a c o n si d e r a bl e e x t e n t
c o n t i n u e d aft er h e
an d i t w as o n ly
h ad g o t r i d o f t h e Di g i t ali s fr o m t h e mo u t h
o f b i t t er n ess h ad e n t i r e ly d i s a
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ppe ar e d t h at
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h e pe r c e i v e d a sl i g h t ac r i di t y i n t h e t h r o at
a n d l i k e w i s e a sl i g h t
s o r t o f d e si r e t o v o mi t
pal pi t at i on o f t h e
h ear t w i t h d r y n e s s i n t h e mo u t h
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H avi n g lle d a q u ar t pi t c h e r
a d v i s e d t o t ak e t h r oa t wor t t ea
w i t h t h e fr e sh l e av e s o f t h e D i g i t al i s pu r pu r e a h e po u r e d u po n
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l o st h i s c on sci ou sn ess an d at l en g t h fell d ow n i n a s t at e
s t agg er
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i n t h e ab d o me n
an d s u ffer e d e x t r e me p ai n
W h en vi si t e d h e
w as c o n sc i o u s ; c o mpl ai n e d o f g r e at pai n i n t h e h e ad ; t h e
an d t h e s u r fa c e c o l d
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T h e pu l s e w as l o w ab o u t for t y a
mi n u t e t h r e e o r fou r fe e bl e p u l s at i on s b ei n g su c c ee d e d by a
c o mpl e t e i n t e r mi s si o n
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t h o u gh w e ak w as g i v en w i t h a pe c u li ar
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vi ole n t v o mi t i n g n o d i ar r h oea su ppr e ssi o n o f u r i n e an d an
ab u n d an t o w o f s ali v a
B r an d y an d ammo n i a w i t h w ar mt h
w er e e mpl o y e d an d aft er r e ac t i on h ad c o mme n c e d pu r g at i v e s
w er e ad mi n i s t er e d
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at
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b e ar t h e u pr i gh t p o
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R N
6 0 s u bj e c t t o i r r e g u l ar g o u t an d d y spep si a ;
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c o n si d e r abl e d y s pn oea
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u s e o f n o mo r e t h an t w o d r ach ms o f t h e i n fu si o n
d ail y a pai n
c ame o v er o n e o f h i s e y e s
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an c e o f h i s b r ai n
w h i ch h e h i ms e l f r e fer r e d t o t h e d r au g h t s
an d wi t h i n t w e n t y fou r h o u r s t h i s sy m t o m w as fo ll o w e d by a
p
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25 3
h o md aopat h y , ac c o r d i n g t o i t s d o ct r i n e o f
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by t h e pr i ckles O f t h e pl an t Th i s d r o ps O ff i n S ept emb er i s
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an d n o s t r i l s t o pr e v e n t
t h e s mall d u st y par t i c l es fr o m an n o yi n g t h em as t h e y pr o d u c e
i n ce ss an t sn e e z i n g
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of t h e E u
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27 2
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s ay i n g h i s pr ay er s at t h e t ai l o f t h e mi ll
h o r se
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gr o u n d an d r emai n e d i n t h e r o o m l o n g er t h an w as c on si d er e d
r u d e n t ; s u dd e n ly h e d ar t e d fr o m t h e mi ll r o o m an d r an w i t h
p
g r e at v el o ci t y d o w n t w o pai r o f s t ai r s o n ar r i vi n g at t h e g r o u n d
o o r o r y ar d h e b e c ame i n sen si bl e an d fe ll
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mi n u t e s I s aw h i m ; h e w as ly i n g o n h i s b ack i n sen si ble an d
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h e b e c ame qu i t e s en si bl e b u t c o mp l ai n e d o f g r e a t h e ad ach e
H e h ad n o r e c o ll e c t i o n o f h i s i gh t d o w n st ai r s w h i ch s ee ms t o
h ave b e en p er fo r me d i n a t o f d el i r i u m (P er ei r a o p ci t )
P yl (A uf s d l u n d B eoba ch t v ol i p 7 9 ) st at es t h at w h en
po w d er e d E u ph o r b i u m i s appli e d t o t h e S k i n i t c au se s i t c h i n g
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p u l s e an d c o l d p e r s pi r at i on s w er e t h e l eadi n g sympt o ms
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t h e sl i g h t est t o u c h
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su c c e e d e d an d aft er a fe w r e t u r n s o f v o mi t i n g
w h i ch w as pr o mo t e d by an e met i c d e ep sl e ep g r a d u all y c ame o n
br ok en by c o n v u l si o n s st er t o r o u s b r eat h i n g an d si gh s ; s e n si
b i l i t y w as s o me w h at r e st o r e d by bl o o d l e t t i n g an d t h e w ar m
b at h ; aft e r w h i ch t h e t en d en c y t o sl e ep w as i n t er r u pt e d by
fr e qu en t ag i t at i o n an d e x er c i s e i n t h e o pen ai r ; t h e v o mi t i n g
t h e n r e c u r r e d fo r a t i me an d t h e c h i l d g o t w e ll
T h e s e e d s o f t h i s S peci e s (C ape r S pu r g e ) ar e u se d by t h e
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e y e l i d s t o b e r u bb e d w i t h t h e j u i c e o f t h i s s pec i e s i n ammat i on
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e mpl o y E u ph or b i u m
i n t h e fo llo w i n g case s : C h r o n i c d i se as e
o f t h e b on e s an d mu c o u s memb r an e
C u t an eo u s er u pt i o n s
C h r o n i c o ph t h almi a w i t h p ai n fu l affe c t i o n s o f t h e e y eli d s w h i ch
i t ch vi o l e n t ly an d ar e h u mi d an d agglu t i n at e d
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n e ss
w eakn e s s o f t h e e y e s an d o pt i c al d e lu si o n s
T e ar i n g
p ai n i n t h e t ee t h an d a fe e li n g as i f t h e t o o t h w as d r aw n o u t
i n c r e as e d by c o n t ac t
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S ali vat i o n
H y d r ar gyr o si s C h r on i c ab d omi n al affe c t i o n s
C o li c w i t h vi ol en t b u r n i n g pai n s an d sen se o f di st en si on o f
t h e i n t es t i n e s
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t h e ch es t
E r y si pel as v e si c u l o su m faci e i (H au bol d )
B r eak i n g o f t h e
P u l sat i n g b or i n g t oo t h ach e as i f t h e t e e t h
t e e t h (R u ck er t )
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w er e scr e w e d t o g e t h er
s e n si t i v e t o t h e t o u c h
ey e t e et h
w i t h e r y si pel at o u s
of t h e
C ar di algi a i n t h e mor n i n g so on aft er
sw e lli n g o f t h e ch e e k
g et t i n g u p w i t h p ai n fu l cr amps i n t h e s cr o b i c u lu s c or d i s i n
V o mi t i n g o f mu c u s an d w at er
c r e as e d aft e r t h e mi d d ay me al
P ai n i n t h e b ack an d d r aw i n g r h eu mat i c pai n b e t w e en t h e
an d t h r o u gh
sh o u l d e r s
t o t h e pi t o f t h e st o mach an d c h e st ;
w i t h p al pi t at i o n o n l y i n g d o w n
aft er w ar d s sh or t n e ss o f b r e at h
C o n st i p a
t o g e t h er w i t h v i o l en t t h r o bb i n g b u r st i n g h e ad ach e
an d fr e q u e n t yi n g h e at s al t e r n at i n g w i t h S h i v er i n g
t i on
d e mu l c e n t
T o l ar g e d o se s
e mo lli e n t
an d
A N T I DO T E s
C lyst er s o f mu ci lagi n ou s amy l ac e ou s or ol eagi n o u s
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r i st l y
as e ; t h e poi n t s O f t h e l o w er an t h er s el on g at e d i n t o st r ai g h t ,
S ty l e, t h r ea d sh aped , a s l on g as t h e st a
spin es
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men s S t i g ma l u n t , u n di vi d ed
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d pl easu r e
S eed
FLO R A
27 6
G al en
th
dr ed
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t h e v al u e o f t h i s r e me d y i n c ase s an al o g o u s t o t h e m an d w i ll
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t h e l eav e s b u t ar e b r an c h e d b e ar i n g v e o r si x d r o o pi n g c o n
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t i on an d ap pl i c at i o n o f t h i s pl an t an d r ej ec t t h e H y o s c y amu s
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