A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

Anthoxanthum anthox.

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1902 · 85 words · Anthoxanthum in every book →

General

Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sweet Vernal Grass. (Europe and America.) N. O. Gramineæ. Tincture of fresh flowering herb.

Clinical

Coryza. Hay-fever.

Characteristics

This remedy has not been proved, but has been used with success on the clinical indication of the effects produced by the pollen grains on those subject to hay-fever. It is used both locally and internally. A popular remedy for hay-fever is "hay tea," a decoction made of hay itself.

Relations

Compare: Cepa, Arsen., Naphthal., Sabad., Psorin.; and its botanical allies, Ananth., Avena, Arundo, Lolium, and Sacch. off.