Origin And History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs Chemicals And Prepa
Origin And History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs Chemicals And Prepa
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The Indians employed a decoction of the root as a vermifuge, thus introducing it at an early date to the settlers, the physicians and the botanists. It was de- scribed by Barton (43), Schopf (582) and other author- ities, but was never extensively used by the American schools of medicine, either the Botanic or the Eclectic. As a domestic remedy it was customary, half a century ago, to use a mixture of "pink root" and senna, to which were added a few pieces of manna, a homemade decoc- tion being... given to children and others afflicted with worms. In our opinion this home treatment formerly consumed most of the drug of commerce, which, since the discovery of santonine, has come to be of minor im- portance. In the days of this writer's experience as a prescription clerk in Cincinnati, 1865-1880, the mixture above described was in continual domestic demand, the decoction being prepared at home. STAPHISAGRIA (Stavesacre) Introduced in edition of 1880. Official in all later editions. Delphinium Staphisagria, a native of waste places of Italy, the islands of Greece and Asia Minor, is now gen- erally distributed throughout the Mediterranean coun- tries and the adjacent islands, e.
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