Latin, Centauroidis, Digitalis minimae;
English, Hedge hyssop ;
French, Gratiole ;
German, Gnadenkraut.
A perennial, deciduous herb with a creeping, scaly rhizome. The stem
is 1 foot high. The leaves are opposite, sessile, three-nerved,
lanceolate, serrate, smooth, pale-green. The flowers are whitish
or reddish, solitary, axillary, tubular, having yellow hairs.
The plant is inodorous, with an acrid, bitter taste.
Found in :-
Central Europe, North America and extra-tropical Australia.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Herrmann, Archive. XVII. 2, 164. in 1829. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IV. 491.)
The whole fresh plant.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Gratiola, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 400 Cc. | = 500.
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Strong alcohol | 635 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,
three parts distilled water,
six parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.