An evergreen, parasitlcal plant, forming a hanging bush 2 to 5
feet in diameter, found on fruit trees, especially the apple,
getting no nourishment from the soil or decayed wood, the fibers
of the root penetrating the woody substance of the tree. The stem,
1 inch in diameter, has round, even, smooth, pale-green dichotomous
shoots. The leaves are opposite, sessile, lanceolate-obtuse, entire,
coriaceous and of a yellowish-green color. The flowers are in axillary
heads in clusters of four or five; both staminate and pistillate are
sessile and nearly solitary. The fruit consists of small white
glutinous barriers. The plant has a peculiar, disagreeable odour
and a sweetish acrid, bitter, nauseous taste.
Found in :-
Great Britain, also in temperate Himalaya, Kashmir to Nepal.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Huber, Zeit, d. v. d. Hom. A. Oest. II. 3, 87. in 1863. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. X. 154.)
The fresh leaves and berries.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Viscum album, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 233 Cc. | = 333
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Strong alcohol | 800 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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