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
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- IM
- immunology 2
- ME
- metabolism 1
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- poisoning 0
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