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Physician's Materia Medica on Fleabane (erigeron)

FLEABANE (ERIGERON)ERIGE2
   The flowering herb of LEPTILON CANADENSE. (L.) Brit. Tonic, diuretic, astringent. A remedy of value in diarrhea, anasarca and in affections of the kidneys. The active constituent is the oflicial volatile oil, which is prescribed in doses of 0.13 to 0.4 c. c. (2 to 6 M) to Control uterine hemorrhages.1


References

1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.