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Ustilago MaydisFrom the homeopathic pharmacopoeia
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About the Preparation - |
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Preparation name |
Ustilago
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Preparation category |
Homoeopathic remedy |
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Natural Order |
Fungi
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Common Name |
Corn smut
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Mother tincture made |
Trituration
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General description |
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Effect on plants - |
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Named Issues |
Smut, flag smut, bunt, loose smut, head scab. Found on oats, sorghum, wheat, barley, triticum and corn. (3)
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General Appearance |
In plants, the bark will loosen, and it may well prove to be another remedy like Sil, which arrests dieback. (3)
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Roots |
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Stem/trunk and bark - capillary system |
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Leaves |
Long grey raised streaks on the leaves, shafts and stems. Affected leaves are twisted and split lengthwise. (3)
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Flowers |
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Generative organs |
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Fruit |
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Seed |
At maturity smutted heads can be seen, grey brown bunts replacing the grain, the balls forcing the glumes apart. Premature bleaching of a section or all of a head. Pink and orange fungal strands appear over the head. Infected areas are most often sterile. Seeds are shrivelled and have a pinkish colour. (3)
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Notes and Academic Papers |
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