On the Preparations of the Indian Hemp, or Gunjah
by W. B. O'Shaughnessy
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About this eBook
- Author
- O'Shaughnessy, W. B., 1809-1889
- Title
- On the Preparations of the Indian Hemp, or Gunjah (Cannabis Indica) Their Effects on the Animal System in Health, and Their Utility in the Treatment of Tetanus and Other Convulsive Diseases
- Original Publication
- United Kingdom: S. Taylor,1838,pubdate 1843.
- Credits
- deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- RM: Medicine: Therapeutics, Pharmacology
- Subject
- Cannabis -- Therapeutic use
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 67959
- Release Date
- May 1, 2022
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.ON THE PREPARATIONS OF THE INDIAN HEMP,
- 2.INDIAN HEMP, &c. — Botanical Characters—Chemical Properties—Production. — Popular Uses. — Historical Details—Notices of Hemp and its Uses, by the Sanscrit, Arabic, and Persian Writers. — Medicinal Properties assigned to Hemp by the Ancient Arabian and Persian Writers, and by Modern European Authors. — Experiments by the Author—Inferences as to the Action of the Drug on Animals and Man. — Cases of Rheumatism treated by Hemp. Catalepsy produced by one grain. — Case of Hydrophobia. — Use in Cholera. — Use in Tetanus. — Case of Infantile Convulsions. — Use in Delirium Tremens. — Delirium occasioned by continued Hemp Inebriation. — Conclusion. — FOOTNOTES:
- 3.INDIAN HEMP. — Transcriber’s Notes
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