Rubia Tinctorum
Clarke - Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · John Henry Clarke · 441 chars · source ↗
General
Rubia Tinctorum.
Rubia tinctorum. Madder. N. O. Rubiaceae. Tincture of the root.
Clinical
Anaemia. Bones, affections of. Spleen, affections of.
Characteristics
The bones of young animals fed on Madder become tinged red. Burnett has found Rub. t. an excellent remedy (in ten-drop doses of the Ø) in anaemia and under-nourished conditions, especially in splenic anaemia.
Relations
Compare: Chin., Coff., Galium (bot.). In anaemia, Ferr.