Arnica [arnika]
- Terms
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Arnica
Arnica montana
arnika horská
prha
prha chlumní
prha horská 
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Arnica montana
Leopard's Bane
Leopards Bane 
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. The dried flower heads of Arnica montana are used externally as a counterirritant and tincture for sprains and bruises, either as crude extract or in homeopathic dilution (HOMEOPATHY). Arnica contains volatile oils (OILS, VOLATILE), arnicin, arnisterol, FLAVONOIDS; TANNINS; and resin. The common name of Wolf's Bane is similar to the common name for ACONITUM.
- Annotation
 - for Traumeel or homeopathic or 30x dilution coord with HOMEOPATHY (IM)
 
- DUI
 - D018650 MeSH Browser
 - CUI
 - M0027945
 - Previous indexing
 - Plants, Medicinal (1966-1984)
 - History note
 - 95; was ARNICA (NM) 1985-94
 - Online note
 - use PLANT EXTRACTS (NM) to search ARNICA 1985-94
 - Public note
 - 95; ARNICA was indexed under PLANT EXTRACTS 1985-94
 
Allowable subheadings
- AE
 - adverse effects 3
 - AH
 - anatomy & histology
 - CH
 - chemistry 1
 - CL
 - classification 1
 - CY
 - cytology
 - DE
 - drug effects 9
 - EM
 - embryology
 - EN
 - enzymology
 - GE
 - genetics
 - GD
 - growth & development 1
 - IM
 - immunology 2
 - ME
 - metabolism 1
 - MI
 - microbiology
 - PS
 - parasitology
 - PH
 - physiology
 - PO
 - poisoning
 - RE
 - radiation effects
 - TO
 - toxicity
 - UL
 - ultrastructure
 - VI
 - virology
 
Arnicae flos extract Chemical MeSH Browser