PULSATILLA
\pˌʌlsɐtˈɪlə], \pˌʌlsɐtˈɪlə], \p_ˌʌ_l_s_ɐ_t_ˈɪ_l_ə]\
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By William R. Warner
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pul-sa-til'a, n. the pasque-flower, Anemone pulsatilla.
By Thomas Davidson
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U.S. The flowering herb of Anemone Pulsatilla (P. vulgaris) and Anemone (or P.) pratensis, plants of the Ranunculaceae. It contains an acrid volatile oil which yields the acrid principle Anemonin ( P. camphor), C15H12O6, and Anemonic acid, C15H14O7. Used in epididymitis, orchitis, dysmenorrhoea, and acute otitis media, usually in repeated 1 m doses of tincture. Dose of anemonin, gr. 0.25-1.00 (gm. 0.01-0.06).
By Alexander Duane
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The herb Anemone Pulsatilla: alterative and depressant.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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