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Saturday, May 28, 2011

ADONIS VERNALIS


N. O. ---Ranunculaceae.

Latin, Adonis apennina ; English, Pheasant’s Eye.
Description:--
A deciduous, perennial herb, 1 feet high, Its lower leaves are abortive, the upper sessile, multifid. Its flowers appear from March to May, on the summit of each stem and branch ; are bright yellow and cup-shaped ; the involucre absent, sepals five, petals five to fifteen.

Found in :-a native of Northern Europe and Asia and has been found growing spontaneously in Western New York and Kentucky.


Part Used:--
Entire fresh plant

Preparation:--
(a)Tincture Q: =Drug Strength 1/10
Adonis vernalis, moist magma containing solids100gm.
Plant moisture 250 Cc.= 350
Distilled Water250 Cc.
Strong alcohol537 Cc.
To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.

(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part tincture, three parts distilled water, six parts alcohol; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.

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