Description
Description: Arnica flowers come from the daisy family that grows in Mexico and Southwest America. Closely related to Arnica Montana, this herb has long been a popular remedy; including use by Native American Indians who combined the flowers with other local herbs to make healing salves and ointments.
Botanical Name: Heterotheca inuloides
Common names: Mountain Tobacco, Leopard's bane, wolfsbane, mountain snuff, sneezewort
Medicinal part: Flowers, rootstock
INCI Name: Heterotheca Inuloides Flower
Safety guidelines: For external use only. May cause allergic dermatitis with extended use or in sensitive persons.
Max %
Ashes: 10.0
Max %
Foreign Matters: 5.0
Max % Loss
on Drying: 12.0
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