ALLIUM URSINUM ----A REMEDY FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL
BOTANICAL
NAME—Allium
ursinum Linn.
FAMILY—Liliaceae
COMMON
NAMES---Ramsons, Buckrams, Wild garlic, Broad-leaved garlic, Wood garlic, Bear leek, or Bear's garlic
DISTRIBUTION--It is a
native to temperate regions of Europe, from Britain east to the Caucasus. It is
common in much of the lowland British Isles with the exception of the far north
of Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, and the Channel Islands.
DESCRIPTION----Allium ursinum is a bulbous, perennial herbaceous monocot, that
reproduces primarily by seed. The bulb, formed by the lower parts of the
foliage leaves, is almost cylindrical , 2-4 and sometimes 6 cm long,
approximately 1 cm in diameter and invested with transparent white or yellowy
skins that are finally reduced to a few parallel fibres at base level. The base
bears simple roots.
The stem is erect, 10-50 cm high, two-edged ,
sometimes triangular or almost round in cross section and compact. At the base
it is enclosed in two, rarely one or three, foliage leaves.
The lamina of the foliage leaves is flat,
narrow elliptical or elliptical lanceolate or ovate, pointed , 6-20 cm long,
1.5 to 8 cm wide, thin , narrowing suddenly down to the stalk at the base which
is rounded or almost heart-shaped; the stalk is 5-20 cm long.
The involucre of the terminal inflorescence
consists of two or three ovate elongated pointed bracts that are about a long as the power
stalks and drop off early. The flowers, white in color, stand erect on straight stalks.
PART USED-—Bulbs.
HISTORY AND
AUTHORITY--—It is an official drug of the German Homoeopathic
Pharmacopoeia.
USES-—Allium ursinum is
effective for high level of cholesterol in blood and also for hypertension. It is anthelmintic,
antiasthmatic, antiseptic , antispasmodic, astringent, depurative, diaphoretic,
diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, rubefacient , stimulant, tonic and
vasodilator.
HOMOEOPATHIC USES—High level of
cholesterol in blood, Rhinitis.
PRESCRIBED DOSE--—1x and higher
CAUTION--Gets spoiled in
contact with metals other than stainless steel.
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