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Remedy Name/s: |
Common Name/s: |
Latin, Zoological, Botanical and mineralogical name/s: |
| Ledum palustre, Ledum |
Labrador tea, St. James tea |
Ledum palustre. Ledum latifolium |
General description and domicile:
Native to Northern Europe as Ledum palustre, Northern America as Ledum
latifolium and Greenland as Ledum groenlandicum this four foot high
green shrub looks very similar to rosemary and the flowers smell like hops when
bruised. The branches are hairy and the plant flowers (white in clusters) in
June and July. Although there is very little difference between the different
sub-species only Ledum palustre is used in the homeopathic remedy.
Part used and extraction:
There is some confusion in my reference material on which parts of the plant
is used. Some say that all of the plant is used, harvested in the flowering season
others that only fresh shoots of leaves are used, harvested in the flowering
season.
Remedy preparation:
Chopped and steeped in alcohol to obtain mother tincture
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Remedy profile:
Ledum is a minor remedy used for first aid of wounds, cuts and abrasions. It
is also useful for joint pain and rheumatism.
The remedy profile is scant: When ill patients are angry and antisocial with a
tendency to be dissatisfied and disillusioned with life.
Key Symptoms:
Bruises, lacerations, black eyes
Used for treatment of:
Wounds
Cuts
Injuries
Insect bites and stings
Black eyes
Joint pain
General Symptoms Worse for:
Factors/Conditions that make the symptoms worse
Heat
Night time
Exertion
General Symptoms Better for:
Factors/Conditions that improve symptoms
Applying cold compresses
Fresh air
Cool baths or showers
See also our
Herbal page on Ledum.
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