English, Seven barks.
A perennial, deciduous sherb with a woody, branching root,
with numerous rootlets, from the thickness of a quill to
that of a finger, pale-brown externally, whitish internally,
and having a sweetish, pungent taste. The stem is glabrous,
6 feet high, with grayish or light reddish-brown bark, detachable
in thin, concentric layers, whence the name, seven barks. The leaves
are opposite, petioled, ovate, rarely cordate, nearly glabrous,
pointed, serrate, green on both sides. The flowers are numerous,
greenish or pinkish-white, appearing in July in compound cymes.
Found in :-
New Jersey to Illinois and southward; growing on rocky banks.
The fresh root.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Hydrangea, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 185 Cc. | = 285
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Distilled water | 215 Cc.
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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.
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