Latin,, Cannabis europea, chinensis, Polygonum viridiflorum;
English, Hemp, Gallow grass ;
French, , Chanvre ;
German,, Hanf.
Annual plant 4 to 10 feet high. The stem is erect, grooved or angular, much
branched in plants growing separately, but when cultivated in masses,
generally straight and unbranched. It is woody at the base, slightly
rough, tomentose and with fibrous bark. The leaves are numerous, the
lower opposite, the upper alternate, and are composed of from 5 to 7
lanceolate, sharp-pointed leaflets radiating from the top of the stalk,
each strongly and sharply serrate, rough dark green above, pale and
downy beneath. The flowers, June to August, are dioecious, the male
being inaxillary racemes and generally at the top of the plants or
ends of the branches; the females axillary in short spikes. The
fruit, commonly known as hemp seed, is a small, grayish-colored,
smooth, shiny nut, containing a single, oily seed.
Found in :-
Asia, particularly Pakistan and India it is now cultivated in all parts of the world.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Hahnemann , in 1811 in the first addition of his R. A. M. L. vol. I. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. II. 492 ; X. 427.)
The flowering tops of the fresh cultivated plants, both ,ale and female.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Cannabis sativa, moist magma containing solids | 100gm. |
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Plant moisture 200 Cc. | = 300 |
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Distilled water | 100 Cc.
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Strong alcohol | 730 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, two parts distilled water, seven parts alcohol; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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