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Abstract
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. The dried flower heads of Arnica montana are used externally as a counterirritant and tincture for sprains and bruises, either as crude extract or in homeopathic dilution (HOMEOPATHY). Arnica contains volatile oils (OILS, VOLATILE), arnicin, arnisterol, FLAVONOIDS; TANNINS; and resin. The common name of Wolf's Bane is similar to the common name for ACONITUM.
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- Arnicas
- Arnica montana
- Leopard's Bane
- Leopards Bane
- Arnica montanas
- Bane, Leopard's
- Bane, Leopards
- Banes, Leopard's
- Banes, Leopards
- Leopard Bane
- Leopard's Banes
- Leopards Banes
- montanas, Arnica
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
for Traumeel or homeopathic or 30x dilution coord with HOMEOPATHY (IM)
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History Note
95; was ARNICA (NM) 1985-94
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Previous Indexing
- Plants, Medicinal (1966-1984)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Arnica. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018650. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018650
- Arnica. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnica
- Arnica. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q693908