Latin, Erigeron paniculatus, E. pusillus, E. strictum, Senecio ciliatus ;
English, Blood stanch, Butter horse weed, Butter weed, Canada fleabane, Colt’ s tail, Fleabane, Horse weed, Mare’s tail, Pride weed, Scabious ;
French, Herbed’ erigeron ;
German, Berufkraut.
An annual shrub, with erect, wand-like, bristly stem, 1 to 5 feet
high, with numerous ascending branches, mostly in the upper part.
The radical leaves are sessile, obovate, with few deep large teeth,
soon withering ; the stem leaves are numerous, alternate, lanceolate,
generally entire, glabrous above, hairy beneath. The flowers appear
from Jun to October, are in numerous, cylindrical, panicled heads, ¼
inch long, arranged in terminal recemes ; the disk flowers are yellow,
with a hairy pappus,, the ray, white or purple, very narrow and in
several rows.
Found in :-
Native of America ; widely distributed throughout the temperate regions.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. H. Ring, N. A. Journ. Of Hom. V. 282. in 1856.
( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IV. 211.)
The whole fresh plant.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Erigeron, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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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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