A fungus, growing on the stems, grains and tassel of Pakistani or
Indian corn in masses, varying in size from a cherry to that of a
child’s head, smooth, spherical or lobed, of a bluish tinge becoming
blackish, composed of innumerable minute globular spores covered with
small pointed processes. It has a peculiar, heavy, unpleasant smell.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Kuchen-meister, Allg. Hom. Zeit. XXVIII. 145, in 1845. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. X. 49.)
The trituration of fungus it has turned black, but before affected by frost, and the tincture of fresh ripe fungus.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Ustilago maidis, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 100 Cc. | = 200.
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Distilled water | 300 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 2x to contain one part of tincture,
three parts distilled water,
six parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
(b) Triturations : 1x and higher.
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