Dose: 10 – 20 drops in water before meals and at bedtime has proven effective.
In bilious colic it is best to first evacuate the stomach by giving an emetic dose of Lobelia and then to administer the above. The powdered root bark is used professionally; however, the cut root bark can be infused in hot water for ½ hr. and taken in small amounts throughout the day. Pulsatilla( Anemone) is also used in conjunction with Fringe tree. Externally: The skin will respond to the application of an infusion of 1 oz. to 1 pint of water, when other attempts have failed. Also as an injection. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of the bark( which is the part employed and which contains saponin)— Constipation, Debility, Emaciation with liver disorder, Gall-stone colic, Headache, Jaundice, Liver( disease of, hypertrophy of), Malaria, Neurasthenia, Nursing women( complaints of).
FROSTWORT Helianthemum canadense, Michx.( N. O.: Cistaceae)
Common Names: Rock Rose, Frost Plant, Frostweed, Sun Rose, Scrofula Plant. Features: This flowering plant, with its large, bright yellow face, is indigenous to all parts of the United States, growing in dry, sandy soils and blossoming from May to July. The flowers open in sunshine and cast their petals the next day. When seen growing you will notice some with petals and some without. The Rock rose is a perennial herb, simple, ascending downy stems about 1 ft. high. The leaves are alternate, from ½ – 1 in. long, and about a quarter as wide. The leaves, as well as the stem, are covered with a white down, hence its name. The whole plant is official, having slight aromatic odour; and astringent and bitter taste. Professor Eaton, in his work on Botany, records this curious fact of the plant:“ In November and December of 1816, I saw hundreds of these plants sending out broad, thin covered ice crystals, about an inch in breadth from near the roots. These were melted away by day, and renewed every morning for more than twenty-five days in succession.” Medicinal Part: The herb. Solvents: Dilute alcohol, water. Bodily Influence: Tonic, Astringent, Alterative, in large dose Emetic. Uses: Has been used for cancerous degenerations, especially the oil procured from the plant. In scrofula, its valuable contents have performed with astonishing admiration.
It can be used with advantage in diarrhoea, as a gargle in scarlatina and aphthous ulcers( small white ulcers on the tongue, and in the mouth) and as a wash in scrofulous ophthalmia. Effective in venereal treatment, obviating the many side-effects of the popular treatment.
It is used in the form of decoction, syrup, or fluid extract, but is advised to be used with Dicentra canadensis( Corydalis) and Stillingia. Dose: Steep 1 teaspoonful of the granulated herb in 1 cup of boiling water for ½ hr., strain, take 1 tablespoonful three to six times a day. Of the tincture, 5 – 10 min. Externally: The leaves made into a poultice are effective in treating scrofulous tumours, and ulcers.
Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that exceeds our anxieties and doubts, and is in control by obeying her.