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ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA
(Echin.
an.)
Bot. Name : Echinacea
Angustifolia DC Family
: Compositae
Synonyms : Brauneria
anguistifolio Heller; English : Narrow-leaved cone
flower, Black sampson.
Description : An
erect herb, 30-60 cm. in height, sparsely or densely hispid.
Leaves alternate, simple lanceloate to nearly
linear, 8 to 20 cm.
long entire, attenuate
at base; the lower into slenderpetioles;
heads
solitary on long peduncles terminating the stem and few
branches; rays
purple, about 2.5 cm long, 2-toothed at apex,
spreading or drooping,
fruiting disk often 2.5 cm high.
Habitat : Found
in America and Central Europe.
History and
Authority: The
proving of this remedy was taken by Dr.J.C. Fahnestock
and also contributed by T. C. Duncan; A
Dictionary of Pract
Mat Vol. 1, 691.
Part Used : Whole
plant.
Preparation : (a)
Mother Tincture ,
Drug
strength 1/10
Echinacea
Angustifolia in coarse power
.
. 100 g
Purified
Water
. . 200 ml
Strong
Alcohol
. . 825 ml
To make one thousand grammes of the Trituration.
(b) Potencies :
2x to contain one part Mother Tincture
two parts Purified Water and seven
parts Strong Alcohol. 3x and higher with dispensing
alcohol.
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