Latin, Pinus excelsa ;
English, Suger pine.
An evergreen tree, 200 to 300 feet high and 20 feet in diameter.
The leaves are in fives, rigid, roughish, with very short sheaths.
The cones are thick, 14 to 16 inches long, cylindrical, with loose,
roundish scales.
Found in :-
North America from Mexico along the mountains to the Columbia river. Also in Afghanistan and temperate Himalaya (alt. 6000 to 12500 ft.)
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Throop, Trans. N.Y. State Hom. Med. Soc. 149 in 1874. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VII. 540.)
The inspissated sap.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Pinus Lambertiana, in moderately coarse powder | 100 gm
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity | 1000 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
(c) Triturations: 1x and higher.
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