Latin, Lichen pulmonarius, Lobaria pulmonaria, Pulmonaria reticulata, Sticta pulmonacea, S. pulmonalia;
English, Lungmoss, Lungwort, Oaklungs, Tree lungwort;
French, Pulmonaire de Chene;
German, Lungenkraut.
A lichen, with wide spreading, olive-green thallus, pale-brown when dry,
pitted and reticulated, smooth or having whitish, powdery warts in the
reticulations, frequently elongated, bearing scattered or tufted
granules, lancinated, broadly-lobed and sinuate, having brownish
downy fibers beneath, the swellings bare, the shields mostly marginal,
red-brown, with thick border.
Found in :-
Trunks of trees in New England, New Yark and Kashmir.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Burdick, under the name of Sticta sylvatica, N.A.J. Hom. XIV. 202. in 1863. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IX. 167.)
The fresh lichen.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Sticta, in coarse powder | 100 gm
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Distilled water, a sufficient quantity in this proportion. | 500 cc.
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity. | 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.
(b) Triturations: 1x and higher.
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