Apocynum – Indian Hemp

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh rootstock of the plant Apocynum cannabinum L., which is a native of the U.S.A., Canada and Russia. N.O. Apocy- naceae.

Hydrocehalus. Oedema. Fluid retention of various origins. Great thirst, but vomits every sip of water immediately. Watery stools with unsteadiness and feeling of weakness in stomach and abdomen. Haemorrhagic tendency. Nephrosis. Nephropathies with oedemas and albuminuria. Tobacco heart.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Apocynum cannabinum, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for apocynum: cardiac insufficiency associated with edema; chronic renal inflammation associated with edema; diarrhoea with vomiting.