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Erodium
Q to 6XErodErodium Cicutarium · Storksbill · "The Storksbill Astringent"
PlantRare✨ Clarke only
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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
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Effective for metrorrhagia (bleeding between periods)
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Effective for menorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow)
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Used when Ergot and Hydrastis have failed
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Assists in the expulsion of cervical polyps
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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
Open in Clarke ↗📚 Sources & References
✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM
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