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Sabal Serrulata

3 entries across 3 books · abbreviations: SABAL · Family: Palmaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Palmaceae (Arecaceae) · Serenoa serrulata
PreparationTincture of fresh ripe berries and seeds, all crushed-and macerated in 90 per cent. Extract, "probably four times stronger than the tincture" (Hale). Extract which is made from the fresh green berries, and is "almost as green as grass and has an oily surface. dilutions from this. prepared from the e Clarke
Full source note…Serenoa serrulata. Saw Palmetto. (Sandy soils of sea coast South Carolina to Florida; most luxuriant nearest the sea.) N. O. Palmaceae. (1) Tincture of fresh ripe berries and seeds, all crushed-and macerated in 90 per cent. alcohol for fourteen days and decanted (Hale). (2) Fluid Extract, "probably four times stronger than the tincture" (Hale). [C. S. Estep (Am. Hom., xxvi. 133) uses a dark-green Fluid Extract which is made from the fresh green berries, and is "almost as green as grass and has an oily surface." He makes his dilutions from this. Other preparations have disappointed him.] (3) Oil (prepared from the expressed juice of the fruit by allowing it to stand a few days). (4) Saccharat Clarke
About the family
Palmaceae…Palmaceae is an obsolete name for the palm family, now Arecaceae, which includes palms such as saw palmetto. Of the listed remedies, Sabal Serrulata (saw palmetto) is a true palm, while Musa (banana) belongs to the separate banana family Musaceae and was grouped here only loosely in older classifications.

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Clarke

Sabal Serrulata · John Henry Clarke · 24,240 chars

Boericke

SABAL SERRULATA · William Boericke · 1,633 chars

Dewey

Sabal Serrulata · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 296 chars

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Research (3)

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  1. Effect of homeopathic treatment on gene expression in Copenhagen rat tumor tissuesThangapazham RL, Rajeshkumar NV, Sharma A et al. · Integrative cancer therapies · 2006 · doi
  2. Homeopathic medicines do not alter growth and gene expression in prostate and breast cancer cells in vitroThangapazham RL, Gaddipati JP, Rajeshkumar NV et al. · Integrative cancer therapies · 2006 · doi
  3. Effects of homeopathic preparations on human prostate cancer growth in cellular and animal modelsMacLaughlin BW, Gutsmuths B, Pretner E et al. · Integrative cancer therapies · 2006 · doi

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