Homeopathic Materia Medica

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke

Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sweet Vernal Grass. (Europe and America.) N. O. Gramineae. Tincture of fresh flowering herb.

Clinical.─Coryza. Hay-fever.

Characteristics.─This remedy has not been proved, but has been used with success on the clinical indication of the effects produced by the pollen grains on those subject to hay-fever. It is used both locally and internally. A popular remedy for hay-fever is "hay tea," a decoction made of hay itself.

Relations.─Compare: Cepa, Arsen., Naphthal., Sabad., Psorin.; and its botanical allies, Ananth., Avena, Arundo, Lolium, and Sacch. off.