A tall, annual, rank, acridnarcotic, mostly clammy-pubescent, herbaceous
plant, with large fibrous tap root. The stem 3 to 6 feet high, is
erect, round, hairy, branching near the top. The leaves are
numerous, alternate, sessile, entire, oblong-lanceolate, the
lower 2 to 3 feet long, decurrent, acuminate, bright-green
above, paler beneath. The pink flowers appear in July and
August in loose terminal panicles, having long linear bracts
at the divisions of the peduncle.
Found in :-
The Island of Cuba; growing spontaneous in waste grounds along the
western borders of the United States. In nearly all warm countries
of both hemispheres the cultivation of tobacco is now carried on.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By provings published in Hartlaub and Trinks, R.A.M.L., III. 94., in 1831. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IX. 467 ; X. 637.)
The recently dried leaves.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Tabacum, in coarse powder | 100 gm
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Drug moisture approximately 150 Cc. | = 250.
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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.
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