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Saturday, May 28, 2011

ABELMOSCHUS (Semen abelmoschi)


N. O. ---Malvaceae.

Latin, Semen abelmoschi, Alceae Egyptiaceae, Grana moschata; English, Hibiscus; Spanish, Grano de almiscle, Algalia vegetal, Semilla de Santa Elena, Alacea egipcia; Persian, Muskhdana; Vernacular, Lata Kastoori.
Description:--
A shrub 1 to 1.25 meter high, with pudescent branches, stipulate leaves with a long petiole; yellow flowers; capsular fruits with numerous kidney-shaped seeds, 3-4 mm. long and about 2 mm. wide, characterized by many brown striae, with grayish furrows between the striae.

Found in :-West Indies, Mexico and other subtropical countries; cultivated in Pakistan and India.

Introduced in homoeopathic
Dr. Luis G. de Legaretta of Mexico, reported in “Meteria Medica Homoeopathic de plantas Mexicanas” , Mexico.

Part Used:--
The dried seeds.

Preparation:--
(a)Tincture Q: =Drug Strength 1/10
Abelmoschus in coarse powder,100gm.
Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity
To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.

(b) Dilutions: 2x and higher with dispensing alcohol.

(c)Triturations: 1x and higher.

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