Ledum – Marsh Tea
Ledum – Marsh Tea
The mother tincture is prepared from the dried young shoots of the plant, Ledum palustre L., which occurs in the Northern parts of Europe, Asia and America on moors and in peat-bogs. N.O. Ericaceae.
Ameliorated by cold (cold foot-baths in rheumatism). Rheumatism ascending from the feet. Pains in the soles of the feet on walking. Chilliness, lack of vital heat. Gout with tophi. Primary chronic polyarthritis. Puncture-wounds. Also antidotal to the bites of venomous animals. Whitlow. Bright red epistaxis. Offensive expectora- tion, bronchiectasis. Cystic acne with lesions on the forehead.
The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Ledum palustre, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for ledum: gout and articular rheumatism; dislocations; sprains; lameness; stab and bite wounds; whooping cough and other inflammations of the respiratory passages; der- mal and mucosal haemorrhages.