Latin, Bovista lycoperdon, B. nigrescens, B. officinalis, Crepitus lupi, Fungus chirurgorum, F. ovatus, Lycoperdon bovista, L. areolatum, L. caelatum, L. gemmatum, L. globosum;
English, Warted puff ball;
French, Vesse-loup;
German, Bovist.
Stemless, globular in form, smooth, soft surface, varying from size of a pea to 12 inches in diameter, white inside
and out when young, darkening with age and becoming black and stiff. The white, cottony contents become dark
entangled fibers holding a quantity of black dust, or spores.
Found in :-
Most part of Europe and Asia minor, gowing in dry meadows.
Introduced into homoeopathic:-- |
By Drs. Hartlaub and Trinks, R.A.M.L. III. I., in 1831. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. II. 212 ; X. 386.)
The ripe fungus
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Bovista, the rip, dry powder | 100gm. |
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Distilled water | 400 Cc. |
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Strong alcohol | 635 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
(c) Triturations: 1x and higher.
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