Latin, Bryonia vera, Uva angina, U. serpentine, Vitis alba, V. nigra ;
English, Black-barried bryony, Black-berried white bryony, White bryony, Wild hops;
French, Couleuvree;
German, Zaunruble.
A perennial, climbing, herbaceous vine, with a fusiform, branched root
2 feet long, 2 to 4 inches thick, transversely wrinkled, yellowish gray
externally, white internally, with a disagreeable taste, and a nauseating
odour which disappears on drying. The stem is rough and channelled with spiral
tendrils. The leaves are alternate, cordate, five-lobed, rough and of
a bright green color. The flowers, June and July, are small,
greenish yellow, monecious, in axillary racemes; the male flower
being on long peduncles, and the female larger than the male. The
berries are globular and black, about ¼ inch in diameter.
Found in :-
Middle and South of Europe, in vineyards and woods.
Introduced into homoeopathic:-- |
Practice in 1816, by R. A. M. L., 1st ed. V. 2. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. II. 249. ; X. 392.)
The fresh root before flowering.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Bryonia alba, moist magma containing solids | 100gm. |
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Plant moisture 400 Cc. | = 500 |
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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 to contain one part tincture, four parts distilled water, five parts alcohol; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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