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Physician's Materia Medica on Broom (scoparlus)
BROOM (Scoparlus)CYTIS
The tops of CvTIsUs ScormuUs, (L.) Link. Diuretic, laxative. in large doses emeto-cathartic. A valuable remedy in dropsies of cardiac origin and in palpitation of the heart due to weakness of the muscular structure or to valvular disease. Active constituent Spar teine, q. v.1
The tops of CvTIsUs ScormuUs, (L.) Link. Diuretic, laxative. in large doses emeto-cathartic. A valuable remedy in dropsies of cardiac origin and in palpitation of the heart due to weakness of the muscular structure or to valvular disease. Active constituent Spar teine, q. v.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.