Latin, Oenanthe apiifolia;
English, Dead tongue, Drop water, Hemlock water drop, Water lovage, Yellow water dropwort ;
French, Oenanthe safranee ;
German, Giftige Rebendolde, Safrandolde.
A perennial, deciduous herb, consisting of many hinge-like branches.
The stem is hollow, 2 to 4 feet high, much branched, somewhat forked,
leafy, round and furrowed. The lower leaves are large, spreading,
tri-pinnate, thin, glabrous and dark-green ; The upper are much
smaller, often opposite, nearly sessile and pinnate. The white
flowers appear from June to August, in large, terminal, convex
umbels, containing about twenty small, not crowded, flowers. The
root contains a white, milky juice, becoming yellow on exposure
and having a sweetish taste. A very poisonous plant.
Found in :-
Britain, India, France and Spain, where it grows in marshes and along rivulets ; possibly found in the United States.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
In 1834, Archiv. XIV. 2’ 188. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VII. 128.)
The fresh root.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Oenanthe, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 600 Cc. | = 700.
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Strong alcohol | 435 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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