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Sandspurry, Common | | Name : | Sandspurry, Common | | Botanical : | Arenaria rubra | | Synonyms : | Spergularia rubra. Sabline rouge. Tissa rubra. Birda rubra. | | Family : | Caryophyllaceae | | Parts Used : | Herb. | | Habitat : | Europe, Russia, Asia, North America, Australia. | | Description : | An annual or biennial plant, glabrous or with a short viscid down in the upper parts; numerous stems branching from the base forming prostrate tufts 3 to 6 inches long; leaves narrow, linear; very short conspicuous scarious stipules at the base. Flowers usually pink, sometimes white, but variable size; short pedicels in forked cymes, usually leafy at base. Petals shorter, rarely longer than the sepals. Seeds more or less flattened. | | Uses : | Long used in bladder diseases. It contains a resinous, aromatic substance which presumably is its active principle. Very valuable for calculus diseases and acute and chronic cystitis. | | Dosage : | Aqueous extract up to 30 grains, or of the fluid extract, 1 fluid drachm three or four times a day. Infusion, 1 OZ. to 1 pint. Its taste is saline and slightly aromatic. |
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