ABELMOSCHUS : A REMEDY FOR GLAUCOMA
ABELMOSCHUS
BOTANICAL NAME: Hibiscus ablemoschus Linn.
FAMILY: Malvaceae
COMMON NAMES:
English: Musk seed, Musk Mallow, Yorka
okra, Ornamental okra.
DESCRIPTION: An erect annual or biennial herb up to 2m
height. Leaves ovate, cordate or usually palmately 5-7 lobed, lobe spreading
and oblong-lanceolate and coarsely toothed, hairy on both surfaces. Petiole
usually longer than the leaf blade. Flowers bright yellow with purple or
crimson center. Fruit a capsule.
DISTRIBUTION: Cultivated in
hotter parts of India. Common in Bengal. Grows in Egypt, West Indies, Mexico
and other sub-tropical countries.
PART USED: Seed.
HOMOEOPATHIC
USES
Addison’s disease. Anemia.
Dysphagia. Lymphangitis. Neuromyelitis. Paralysis. Polyneuritis. Tachycardia.
Tetany.
GLAUCOMA: Acute and
chronic glaucoma. Scotoma with spots before the eyes, impedes the vision.
Tearing pain , as if produced by nail. Detachment of retina.
POTENCY: 3X and higher.
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