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Erodium

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Erodium Cicutarium · Storksbill · "The Storksbill Astringent"
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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts primarily as a powerful hemostatic agent for controlling excessive uterine bleeding.
📖 Clarke writes:
Erodium cicutarium. Hemlock Stork's Bill. N. O. Geraniaceae. Decoction (half ounce of the herb to six ounces of water). Tincture of fresh plant.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Popular haemostatic remedy in Russia
Especially used for metrorrhagia
Especially used for menorrhagia
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Effective where Ergot and Hydrastis have failed
Used in cases of cervical polypus
Decoction causes cervical polypus to be found lying free in the vagina after three days of use
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Geranium maculatum
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Powerful hemostatic remedy for uterine bleeding
Clarke
Effective for metrorrhagia (bleeding between periods)
Clarke
Effective for menorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow)
Clarke
Used when Ergot and Hydrastis have failed
Clarke
Assists in the expulsion of cervical polyps
Clarke
Known as Hemlock Stork's Bill
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Member of the Geraniaceae family
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Historically used as a decoction
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📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

HaemorrhagesUterine polypus
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📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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