Latin,, Capsicum cordiforme, C. longum, C. grossum, Piper hispanicum, P. indicum valgatissimun, P. turcicum;
English, Bird pepper, Cayenne pepper, Chilly, Cockspur pepper, Guinea pepper, Guinea pods, Red pepper, Spanish pepper, Tochillies ;
French, , Poiver d’Inde, P. d’Espagne;
German,, Spanisher Pfeffer;
Urdu, Laal Mirach.
An herbaceous annual, 2 feet or a little more in height, with smooth, dichotomous stem, and alternate, glabrous, petiolate leaves, one from the side of each bifurcation, 2 to 3 inches long, with solitary white flowers appearing in July. The fruit is smooth and shining, variable in form and color, long, straight, acute or short, thick and obtuse, red or yellow, sometimes both color on the same plant.
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Native of South America, now gown in the warmer regions of the globe ,and scarcely known wild.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Hahnemann, who made proving of it in 1805. Frag, de. Viribus Med. 64.
( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. II. 540 ; X. 432.)
The ripe capsules and seeds.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Capsicum, in moderately coarse powder | 100gm. |
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Distilled water, a sufficient quantity in this proportion | 50 Cc.
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity in this proportion | 958 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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