Galium aparine. Cleavers. Goose-grass. *N. O. Galiacae (considered by some a sub-order of Rubiaceae). Tincture and infusion of fresh plant. Extract. Poultices.
Clinical
Bladder, irritability of. Calculus. *Cancer. Gravel. Psoriasis. Ulcers.
Characteristics
*Galium has had no proving, but it is a popular remedy for cancer given internally and used externally, and also for scrofulous swellings and ulcers. It is further used as a diuretic and as a solvent for gravel and stone. It has cured a case of nodulated tumour of the tongue diagnosed to be cancer (*see Hale), and a case of psoriasis of the hand (left) has been reported cured. Substantial doses were given in each case, and in the later poultices of the herb were used as well.
John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica