English, Common sunflower, Sun rose ;
French, Helianthus, Grand soleil ;
German, Sonnenblume ;
Urdu, Suraj Mukhi.
A annual herb with an erect, rounded, rough stem, 3 to 18 feet high.
The leaves are opposite below, alternate above, petioled, conspicuously
tree-ribbed, broadly ovate or cordate, serrate, rough, 5 to 10 inches
long, 4 to 8 inches broad. The flowers appear in the latter part of
summer, are from 8 to 12 inches in diameter, with bright-yellow,
ligulate ray florets, and a flat, brownish, disk, nodding heads,
with long peduncles, gradually thickening into a funnel-form base
at the involucre.
Found in :-
Tropical America, cultivated in the United States, Europe and China Pakistan and India.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Peschier and Cessole, Bib. Hom. De Gen. VI. 360. in 1840.
(Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IV. 545.)
The mature flower heads.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Helianthus, 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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