Latin, Gossypium album, G. nigrum, Lana gossypii ;
English, Cotton plant ;
German, Baumwolle,
Urdu, Kapas.
A biennial herb, having a cylindrical, solid, smooth or pubescent stem with
numerous glands, varying according to soil and climate, from 3 to 15 or 20
feet high, and widely spreading branches. The leaves are numerous, alternate,
long-petioled, five lobed, mucronate, with glands similar to those on the
stem. The flowers are single, large, 1 to 4 inches in diameter, and appear
in July on axillary stalks.
Found in :-
All parts of the world, between 36 north and south latitudes.
Cultivated in Pakistan, India, Egypt, East Indies and Europe,
many parts of Asia, and America.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By N. A. J. of Hom. I. 273 in 1851. A short proving in
1869 by Dr. Williamson, Hahn. Month. IV. 315.
( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IV. 458 ; X. 538.)
The inner bark of the root and seed.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Gossypium, in moderately coarse powder | 100 gm
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Distilled water, a sufficient quantity in this proportion. | 600 Cc.
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity in this proportion. | 437 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,
five parts distilled water,
four parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
(c) Triturations: 1x and higher.
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