Latin, Ruta hortensis, R. latifolia, R. montana, R. sativa, R. vulgaris;
English, Bitter herb, Countryman’s treacle, Garden rue, Rue ;
French, Rue des jardins;
German, Garten Raute;
Urdu, Sadab.
An evergreen under shrub. The several stems are about 2 feet
high, shrubby branching, cylindrical and slender. The leaves,
from 3 to 4 inches leng, are alternate, long-petiolate, suprade
compound; the leaflets oblong, the terminal obovate; the uppermost
leaves are simply-pinnate, triangular-ovate in outline,
obtusely-crenate, subcoriaceous, bluish-green. The yellow flowers
appear from June to September in terminal, branched corymbs on
subdivided peduncles. All parts of the plant are filled with
transparent dots, the leaves are beset with small glands,
containing an oil of a peculiary strong balsamic odour and
of an aromatic, bitter, acrid taste.
Found in :-
Western Asia and Canary Islands; naturalized in southern Europe, where it is common in sterile waste places ; cultivated in Pakisatn, India and the United States.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Hahnemann, R.A.M.L. in 1818. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VIII. 431.)
The whole fresh plant.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Ruta graveolens, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 300 Cc. | = 400.
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Strong alcohol | 730 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,
two parts distilled water,
seven parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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