ARNICA

Jack's Reference Book for Home and Office : An Encyclopaedia of General Information: Medical Dictionary · 1909 · p. 1

is not used internally. Half a teaspoonful of the tincture to half a pint of cold water is a popular lotion for relieving sprains and bruises. Any virtue this lotion may po e is due to the water and spirit it contains, ant not to the arnica, the latter having no effect. [s. 333]