WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only.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 Jamaica Dogwood
JAMAICA DOGWOOD
The bark of PISCIDIA PISCIPULA, ( L.) Sarg. Anodyne, hypnotic, diaphoretic, sialagogue, arterial sedative. Prescribed for relief of neuralgic pain, especially ovarian, and for its hypnotic effect. Applied locally as a remedy for toothache.1
The bark of PISCIDIA PISCIPULA, ( L.) Sarg. Anodyne, hypnotic, diaphoretic, sialagogue, arterial sedative. Prescribed for relief of neuralgic pain, especially ovarian, and for its hypnotic effect. Applied locally as a remedy for toothache.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.