Stem plant
e.g. oak.
Medicinal drug
Plant galls are growth abnormalities caused in plants (especially leaves) by insects, e.g., by the oviposition of the gall wasp or by aphids; cf. figure. Gall apple – Galla: The gall produced by the female gall wasp Hartig on leaf buds of (PH 4) – no longer officinal today.
Preparations
Gallae tinctura PH 5
Ingredients
Tannins: tannin
Effects
- Astringent: astringent and tanning.
- Antimicrobial
Fields of application
- Inflammations, minor injuries
- Application on mucous membranes
- For infections, sunburn
