194. Sedum acre.—Biting stone-crop.

Botanical name: 

194. SEDUM ACRE.—BITING STONE-CROP. ENGLISH MOSS. The whole plant, Se'dum a'cre Linné. Habitat: Europe; cultivated in New England gardens. It is said to be very successful in the treatment of diphtheritic sore throat, by dissolving and expelling the false membrane. Dose: 15 to 30 gr. (1 to 2 Gm.).


A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.