Pyrethrum. Pyrethrum
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This section is from the book "Practical Materia Medica And Prescription Writing", by Oscar W. Bethea. Also available from Amazon: Practical Materia Medica and Prescription Writing.
Pyrethrum. Pyrethrum
Latin, Pyrethrum
Eng., Pyrethrum. Synonym, Pellitory. The dried root of Anacyclus Pyrethrum. Average Dose.-30 grains (2 Gm.).
Tinctura Pyrethri
Eng., Tincture of Pyrethrum. Represents 20 per cent. of the drug.
Therapeutic Action
Rubefacient, sternutatory, sialagogue. Uses.-Recommended principally for scurvy, and for relaxed and other conditions of the mouth and throat. Seldom prescribed.
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