Other names and synonyms
erod.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Erodium cicutarium. Hemlock Stork s вill. N. O. Geraniaceae. Decoction (half ounce of the herb to six ounces of water). Tincture of fresh plant.
Nosology
Haemorrhages. Uterine polypus.
Typical features
Erodium is a popular haemostatic remedy in Russia, and is especially used for metrorrhagia and menorrhagia. Komorowitch cured with it numbers of cases in which Ergot and Hydrastis had failed. One was a case of cervical polypus. After three days use of the decoction the polypus was found lying free in the vagina. сompare Geran. m.