Latin, OE nanthe phellandrium, OE. sarmentosa ;
English, Five-leaved water hemlock, Drop-wort, Water hemlock ;
French, Cigue aquatique, Fenouil d’ eau ;
German, Wasserfenchel.
A biennial herb, with spindle-shaped thick root, with many whorled fibers, horizontal,
crooked, oblique, resembling a turnip. The stem, 2 to 5 feet high, is
hollow, furrowed, half immersed in water, very bushy, with numerous
spreading, leafy branches. The dark-green and shining leaves are
petiolate, spreading tri-pinnate, with innumerable fine, expended,
acute segments. The numerous white flowers are all fertile, the upper
ones largest, appearing in short, stalked umbels, opposite the leaves.
Found in :-
Northern Asia, also nearly all over Europe in swamps and ditches.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Hartlaub and Trinks, R.A.M.L. II. 138. in 1829. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VII. 335 )
The fresh dried fruit.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Phellandrium, in coarse powder | 100 gm
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity |
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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