Other names and synonyms
arbu.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Strawberry Tree of the Levant. N. O. Ericaceae. Tincture of young shoots.
Nosology
Arthritis. Eczema. Gout. Rheumatism. Urine, disorders of.
Typical features
This is one of Doctor сooper s remedies. He cured several cases of eczema with it, and observed that it produced pains in the joints of a gouty or rheumatic character. Hence he was led to give it in certain inveterate cases of arthritis. In one case the patient noticed that it cleared his urine. Arbutin has a reputation among the allopaths as a urinary remedy. Arbutus is allied to Uva ursi, which belongs to the Ericaceae. One patient who was benefited by the remedy had.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Led., Kalm., вry.