Latin, Chelidonium haematodes, Papaver corniculatum luteum ;
English, Calandine, Tetter-wort ;
French, Chelidoine ;
German, Schollkraut.
A perennial, deciduous herb, with a fusiform root, externally reddish-brown, internally whitish,
extremely bitter. The stem is erect, 2 feet high, branching, hirsute, very brittle, and having a
saffron-colored acrid juice. The leaves are large, alternate, petiolate, glaucous, lyrate, pinnatifid,
border lobed or crenately cut. The small, yellow flowers, from May to Ocober, are pedunculated, umbellate,
axillary in clusters.
Found in :-
Waste grounds near dwellings. Naturalized from Europe
Introduced into homoeopathic practice :-- |
By Hahnemann, in 1819. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. III. 127.)
The entire fresh plant, including root.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Chelidonium, moist magma containing solids | 100gm. |
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Plant moisture 567 Cc. | = 667.
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Strong alcohol, | 468 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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