Latin, Rhododendron officinale;
English, Golden or yellow flowered rhododendron, Rosebay, Yellow snow rose ;
French, Rose de Siberie ;
German, Alpenrose, Gichtrose, Schneerose.
An evergreen under shrub, from ½ to 11/2 feet high, 1 inch thick,
covered with brown bark and having spreading branches. The leaves
are alternate, much-veined, oblong, tapering into the petiole,
obtuse, reflexed, scabrous above, pale rust-colored beneath. The
large yellow flowers appear in June and July on long peduncles in
terminal umbels among large downy scales.
Found in :-
The highest snow-clad mountains of Siberia, the low mountains of
Kamtschatka and high Alps, Its habitat and time of gathering affect
its efficacy.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Seidel, Archiv. X. 3. 139., in 1831. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VIII. 311.)
The dried leaves and flower buds, gathered when the latter are well developed, but not opened.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Rhododendron, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Distilled water, a sufficient quantity in this proportion | 200 Cc.
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity in this proportion | 824 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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