Wednesday 6 March 2013

Elaterium. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms

Ecballium elaterium, Squirting cucumber, Cucumis asininus, Wild donkey cucumber.


Constituents

Perennial decumbent plant. Length 1 meter. Fruit is bitter. Fruit extract contains cucurbitacin, elaterin, prophetin, ecballin, hydroclaterin, and chlorophyll. 


Therapeutics

This is medicine for constipation. 

It is diuretic medicine.

It is remedy for cerebral haemorrhage.

It is remedy for sinusitis.

It is remedy for cystitis.

It had been used as abortifacient.


Dose 

3 to 10 drops.

Dilution.



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