Skullcap
scutellaria latelifloria
Skullcap
scutellaria latelifloria
Description:
Natural
Family
, Labiatae.
Genre:
Scutellaria: Calyx bell formed in the
flower
of two integers l lips, closing on the fruit that matures after the corolla
has
fallen, the upper lip with an enlarged appendix that becomes
a
deck on the fruit. Corolla with the tube that goes up, elongated, curved, long in the wake of two lips. The stamens four, flowers in axillary racemes, clusters of two to four inches long, the flowers in one hand; Corolla pale blue; appendix chalice that gives it closed on the appearance of
a
hooded outmoded.
Common
in damp and given shade, blooming in August.
This, the medical scullcap true, it is distinguished from any other species by the arrangement of flowers in just one side of arasimo, like the one used in medicine, especially canescens, which is two to four feet tall, branched up slightly, covered with
a
white layer down when young, and corolla with more than half an inch long, and also Serrat, who is from one to three feet tall, slender, hardly branched, softens, the leaves that end up in narrow, and closer to an inch long corolla. The latter kind, much less valuable than the lateriflora, is often mistaken for it,
but
can be easily distinguished by their leaves, the terminal and not
a
unilateral settlement of their clusters, and the corolla tube with
a
big undilated.
The whole is
a
medicinal herb,
but
has
an odor and taste not very pleasant. The age and heat damage their virtues, and need to be dried in the shade, and held in closed rooms. The water derives its qualities moderately well, and effectively diluted
alcohol
.
Properties and Uses:
This is
a
much neglected herb medicine sincerely valuable,
but
it is many times will be rendered inert by boiling, and some doctors have put it aside, the kind used instead of weaker lateriflora true. It is equally exciting relajantey; antispasmodic and tonic, and by affecting the
nervous
system
. Should be better able to alert and
restless
, with feebleness, and all forms of nervousness with fatigue or
depression
. In the state of vigil
typhoid
, delirium tremens, and other acute cases, and also in
a
state of
chronic
wakefulness, and even in the horrible
insomnia
that arises under
strain
to refrain from the routine use of opium, is one of the most of notices and insurance agents of Materia
Medica
whole. To invigorate and soothe the
nervous
structures, said that taking it induces
a
quiet sleep, using the leaves as an aid to increase, enthusiasm, sensitivity, languor. Acting on the
nervous
system
, reaches localized pain, there is
a
lot of value in suffering
uterine
,
nervous
headaches
, pains in the intestines, and neuralgia, what drives the tonic constant exercises,
a
combination makes it available in forms nerve of
dyspepsia
, weaknesses
female
, and forms of nerve
FLASH
difficulties.
The dose of powder, five to twenty
grains
every four to six hours. Half an ounce taken with
a
pint of warm boiled water makes
a
good infusion; that
a
fluid ounce or more can be given three times
a
day, the cold, for purposes tonics, or used for
each
hour of tepid second - or time for acute nervousness. For espasmódicas difficulties, is associated with better or caulophyllum
lobelia
, and surrendered dose half an ounce of
liquid
every hour or half hour.
Preparations pharmaceutical and o. Dye. four ounces of finely grinding scutellaria, as well pack in
a
percolator, and diluted with
alcohol
to
a
quart
has
been obtained. The dose, Drachma
liquid
in
a
convenient intervals.
II. The extract
liquid
. Macer
a
pound of grass or crushed by two days in the diluted
alcohol
; transfer to
a
percolator, and
alcohol
diluted with up to eight ounces have passed; put this aside, and progress in the juice of Cypripedium. This is
a
very strong and preparation available in doses of five to twenty drops as often as necessary. Can be combined with
a
lot of advantage to macrotys
liquid
extract or
valerian
, with the essence of
anise
as an adjuvant therapy in the acute and sub acute state of vigil and the general nervousness.
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