Herbdata New ZealandCentaurea Cyanus. Linn Common Names: .Cornflower Bluebottle. Bluebow. Hurtsickle. Family: N.O. Compositae Part Used Medicinally. Flowers. Centaurea Cyanus, the Cornflower, with its star-like blossoms of brilliant blue, is one of our most striking wild-flowers, though it is always looked on as an unwelcome weed by the farmer, for not only does it by its presence […]
AMBER – Ambre, Succini, 1. Martindales 24th 1958. 2. U.S.D. 1926. Compiled by Ivor Hughes 1. Martindales 24th 1958 Amber Oil (B.P.C. 1949). Oleum Succini”; Rectified Amber Oil. A pale yellow or brownish-yellow liquid with a penetrating odour and a burning acrid taste, obtained by the destructive distillation of certain resins or by distilling resin […]
ROSA. U. S. (Br.) ROSE [Rosa Gallica U. S. P. IX] United States Dispensatory 1926 Compiled and edited by Ivor Hughes “Rose is the dried petals of Rosa gallica Linne (Fam. Rosaceae), collected just before the expansion of the flowers.” U. S. ” Red Rose petals are the fresh or dried unexpanded petals of […]
Herbs in Africa. Extraction Products The Library Based Herbal Business Part 6 Part~1 Part~2 Part~3 Part~4 Part~5 By Ivor Hughes In the first 5 articles of this series of Herbs in Africa, we have looked in broad outline at the basic requirements for small scale operations up to 4 ha in size. So in the […]
CUMIN – CUMINUM CYMINUM L United States Dispensatory 1926 Part II A Modern Herbal. Mrs M. Grieve. F.R.H.S. Compiled by Ivor Hughes U.S.D. 1926 Cumin. Cummin. Cuminum Ed. Cumin, Fr. Kreuzk?mmel, Mutterk?mmel, R?mischer (langer, scharfer) K?mmel, G. The so-called cumin seeds are the fruits of Cuminum Cyminum L., an annual umbelliferous plant, which is […]
Gentian and Other Bitters Martindale’s 24th Part 1 Compiled and Edited by Ivor Hughes Gentian (B.P.) Gentian Root; Enzianwurzl; Raiz de genciana. Dose: 0.6 to 2g. (10 to 30 grains) The dried fermented rhizome and root of Gentiana lutea (Gentianaceae), containing not less than 33% of water soluble extractive. Incompatible with iron salts. Store in […]
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Homeopathy Science in Society 15. Homeopathy is increasingly in demand as it’s health benefits are generally acknowledged. The public sector is responding, slowly. Sam Burcher Reports A two year study of 500 patients at the Royal Libraryopathic Hospital in London showed that 29% of patients taking conventional prescription medicine when first attending had been able […]