WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Felter's Materia Medica on Skunk Cabbage
DRACONTIUM (Symplocarpus).DRACO2
... A peculiar plant found in moist grounds in the United States. Dose, 10 to 40 grains. Common Names: Skunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Pole Cat Weed, Meadow Cabbage. Principal Constituents.A peculiar evanes......es a marked action upon the nervous system. Only preparations from the fresh root are of any value. Skunk cabbage was an ingredient of many early Eclectic medicines, and is still a constituent of Acet...1
... A peculiar plant found in moist grounds in the United States. Dose, 10 to 40 grains. Common Names: Skunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Pole Cat Weed, Meadow Cabbage. Principal Constituents.A peculiar evanes......es a marked action upon the nervous system. Only preparations from the fresh root are of any value. Skunk cabbage was an ingredient of many early Eclectic medicines, and is still a constituent of Acet...1
LOBELIALOBEL
The leaves, tops, and seeds of Lobelia inflata, Linné (Nat. Ord. Lobeliaceae). Abundant in the United States. Dose, 1 to 60 grains. Common... / ...obelia Compositus, Compound Powder of Lobelia (Emetic Powder). Contains Lobelia (6), bloodroot (3), skunk cabbage (3), ipecac (4), capsicum (1). Dose, as an emetic, 2 drachms in broken doses of 1/4 to...1
The leaves, tops, and seeds of Lobelia inflata, Linné (Nat. Ord. Lobeliaceae). Abundant in the United States. Dose, 1 to 60 grains. Common... / ...obelia Compositus, Compound Powder of Lobelia (Emetic Powder). Contains Lobelia (6), bloodroot (3), skunk cabbage (3), ipecac (4), capsicum (1). Dose, as an emetic, 2 drachms in broken doses of 1/4 to...1
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Skunk Cabbage
SKUNK CABBAGESYMPL
The rhizome and rootlets of SPATHYEMA FOETIDA, (L.) Raf. Antispasmodic, stimulant expectorant, mildly narcotic. Used in asthma, hysteria, bronchial affections and in whooping cough.2
The rhizome and rootlets of SPATHYEMA FOETIDA, (L.) Raf. Antispasmodic, stimulant expectorant, mildly narcotic. Used in asthma, hysteria, bronchial affections and in whooping cough.2
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.