WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only.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 Stavesacre
STAPHISAGRIA
...inné (Nat. Ord. Ranunculaceae). Mediterranean Basin; cultivated. Dose, 1 to 2 grains. Common Name: Stavesacre. Principal Constituents.Fixed oil; a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, delphinine (C22H35......on much like aconitine, an action which is possessed in greatest force by the combined alkaloids of stavesacre. It is exceedingly poisonous. Therapy.External. Locally staphisagria seeds are parasiti...1
...inné (Nat. Ord. Ranunculaceae). Mediterranean Basin; cultivated. Dose, 1 to 2 grains. Common Name: Stavesacre. Principal Constituents.Fixed oil; a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, delphinine (C22H35......on much like aconitine, an action which is possessed in greatest force by the combined alkaloids of stavesacre. It is exceedingly poisonous. Therapy.External. Locally staphisagria seeds are parasiti...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WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only.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 Stavesacre
STAVESACRE
The seeds of DELPHINIUM STAPHISAGRIA, Lin. Acrid, emetic, purgative, parasiticide; rarely given internally.2
The seeds of DELPHINIUM STAPHISAGRIA, Lin. Acrid, emetic, purgative, parasiticide; rarely given internally.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.