Latin,, Cnicus Marianus, Silybum Marianum ;
English, Blessed thistle, Milk thistle, Our Lady thistle, St. Marry’s thistle ;
French, , Chardon Marie ;
German,, Frauendistel.
A biennial, deciduous herb, a weed with tap root, the stem, for the most part, glabrous, 4 to 5 feet high, solid, round branched. The leaves are amplexicaul, spinous; the radical pinnatified, dark shining green, white veined. The purple flower-heads, appearing in June and July, are large, solitary, terminal erect, with the stout spines of their calyx-scales very conspicuous.
Found in :-
Southern Europe and Great Britain.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Reil, Hom. V. j. Schrift III. 453. in 1852. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. II. 635.)
Tincture of the plant at flowering or its seeds.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Carduus marianus, moist magma containing solids | 100gm. |
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Plant moisture 233 Cc. | = 333.
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Distilled water | 267 Cc.
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Strong alcohol, | 537 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part of tincture, four parts distilled water, five parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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