Other names and synonyms
trop.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Tropaeolum majus. Indian сress. Garden Nasturtium. N. O. Tropaeolaceae. Tincture of fresh plant.
Nosology
Urine, fetid.
Typical features
Tropaeolum is a native of Peru. It was called Cress and Nasturtium because the taste of the leaves was considered like the taste of cress, and they have been used like cress in salads. The seeds make pickles, and are used as a substitute for capers. A patient to whom сooper gave Trop. noted that it made the urine extremely fetid in smell. On this keynote сooper has relieved several cases of urinary difficulty, giving single doses of the Ø tincture.