Latin, Galiopsis, Ocimastrum, Scrophularia foetida, S. lanceolata, S. majoris, S. marilandica (Gray), S. vulgaris;
English, Carpenter’s square, Figwort, Heal all, Holme’s weed, Knotty-rooted figwort, Scrofula plant, Square stalk ;
French, Scrofulaire vulgarire;
German, Braunwurz.
A smooth, decidous herb with whitish fibrous root beset with fleshy knobs. The stem,
2 to 4 feet high, is simple, four-sided, with blunt angles, the leaves are opposite,
petioled, three-nerved, ovate, oblong below, lanceolate above, cordate, cut-serrate. The
small, greenish-purple, or lurid, flowers appear from May to
September in loose, drooping cymes, forming a terminal, narrow panicle.
Found in :-
Europe, variety Marilandica in the United States and Canada, introduced from Europe and northern Asia; growing along the borders of woods and dry roadsides.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice :-- |
By Dr. Franz, Archive. XVII 3, 184. in 1838. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VIII. 546.)
The fresh plant.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Scrophularia, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 300 Cc. | = 400
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Distilled water | 200 Cc.
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Strong alcohol | 537 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,
four parts distilled water,
five parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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