Latin, Cepa marina, Ornithoglum maritimum, O. scilla, Pancratium verum, Sancratium, Scilla hipanica, S. maritima, S. rufa magna vulgaris, S. vulgaris radice rubra, Squilla hispanica, S. rubra, S. vulgaris, Urgineamaritima, U. scilla ;
English, Sea onion, Squill;
French, Ognon marin;
German, Meerzwiebel ;
Urdu, Samundri Piaz .
A bulbous rooted, perennial plant, with broad, lanceolate, channelled, spreading
recured, pointed, somewhat, undulated, dark-green leaves, appearing long after
the flowers. The whitish green-nerved flowers have six stamens inserted on the
base of the sepals and from a long raceme, the termination of a scape of from 3
to 4 feet in height. The bulbs, which are the officinal part, are fibrous rooted,
roundish, ovate, very large, half above ground, either pale-green or red, with
fleshy scales attenuated on their edges, closely piled over each other, covered
by thin, dry, exterior scales, appearing like a membrane, the intermediate scales
having the most energy.
Found in :-
The sandy beach of sea coasts of Pakistan, India and also on shores of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice :-- |
By Dr. Hahnemann, R.A.M.L., III. in 1817. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IX. 118.)
The fresh bulb.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Scilla, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 200 Cc. | = 300
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Distilled water | 200 Cc.
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Strong alcohol | 635 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,
three parts distilled water,
six parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.