ESCUTELARIA (scutellaria latelifloria)

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	ESCUTELARIA
	*scutellaria latelifloria*

Name
ESCUTELARIA

Scientific Name
scutellaria latelifloria

ESCUTELARIA

Description: Natural Family, Labiatae.

Sort: SCUTELLARIA: Chalice formed of bell in the flower, of two ls the whole lips, closing on the mature fruit that after the corola has fallen, the superior lip with an extended appendix that arrives to be covered on the fruit. The corola with extended, curved, expanded the tube that raises, in the root, of two lips. Estambres four, the flowers in clusters of axillary; clusters two to four inches in length, the flowers in only a side; corolas blue pale; chalice appendix that gives this closed on the appearance of an old-fashioned hood. Common in places humid and given shade, blooming in August.

This, scullcap medicinal true, is distinguished of all the other species by the adjustment of its flowers in only a side of arasimo, the used one in like medicinal, specially the CANESCENS, that is of two on four high feet, slightly graft above, covered with a white layer when downwards young, and with corolas more than half of one inch long; and also the SERRATA, that is of one on three high feet, esbeltos, as soon as graft, smooths, the leaves that they narrow in finish, and with narrowing corolas one inch long. This last species, much less valuable that the lateriflora, is often erroneous for; but it is possible to be distinguished easily by his leaves, the terminal and the nonunilateral adjustment of his clusters, and their great corola with a tube of undilated.

The whole grass is medicinal; but it has a scent and the flavor not very pleasant. The age and the heat damage their virtues, and necessary that it is dried in the shade, and maintained in closed rooms. The water moderately extracts its qualities well, and alcohol diluted effectively.

The properties and the Uses: this as much grass neglected is a sincerely valuable medicine, but it is many times tired inert to have boiled itself; and some doctors have placed it aside, used part of the weakest species instead of the true lateriflora. It is also stimulating relajantey; antispasmodic, and tonic, affecting and by the nervous system. It is agreed better for anxious and alert conditions, with feebleness; and for all forms of the nervousness with the fatigue or the depression. In the acute state of tifoidea watch, tremens of delirium, and other cases; and also in chronic state of watch, and even in the horrible insomnia that arises under the effort to abstain from the habitual use of opium, he is one of most of the warnings and the safe agents of whole the Medica Matter. In order to strengthen and to calm the nervous structures, they assure that to take it induces it to a calm dream; using the leaves as it helps the increase, enthusiasm, sensitivity, languor. Acting on the nervous system, it reaches the located pains, of is there of much value in uterine sufferings, the nervous headache, the pains internal, and neuralgia, the constant tonic drives it exerts, makes a combination available in nervous forms of dispepsia, the feminine weaknesses, and nervous forms to intermitir difficulties.

The dose, of the dust, five to twenty grains every four or six hours. Half one ounce taken with a boiled water dot lukewarm makes an infusion good; of which one ounce liquid or can more be given to three times a day, the cold, for tonic intentions, or used lukewarm hourly of second u hour for the acute nervousness. For spasmodic difficulties, lobelia or caulophyllum is associated better with, and one ounce liquid surrendered dose of half hourly or half an hour.

The pharmaceutical Preparations: and or Colorante. grinding finely four ounces of scutellaria, empacan it well in a percolador, and with alcohol diluted until a quarter of gallon it has been obtained. The dose, drachm liquid in advisable intervals.

II The liquid Extract. Macerate a pound of affluent grass squashed by two days in the diluted alcohol; the transference to a percolador, and with alcohol diluted up to eight ounces has happened; put aside this, and advance as far as the liquid extract of cypripedium. This is a preparation strong and very available, in dose of to twenty five drops as as often necessary. It can be combined to much advantage with the liquid extract of macrotys or valeriana, with the essence of adjuvant anise like, in acute and sub an acute state of watch and the general nervousness.

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