Usnea Barbata

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Pathogénésies de l'an 1900

New, Old And Forgotten Remedies

By Edward Pollock Anshutz

Presented by Dr Robert Séror

U snea Barbata .

Natural order -Lichens.

Preparation -The fresh lichen is macerated in five times its weight of alcohol.

(This appeared in N°. 284 of the U. S. Med. Investigator signed "- M. D.")

In March, 1878 , I was cutting wood. I cut down a soft maple ; the top was well loaded with moss. It attracted my attention ; I viewed it closely.

I ate a little, about the size of a hickory nut, as I trimmed up my tree. My head began to ache. I cut off one log, and had to go to the house. I could feel the blood press to the brain.

My wife worked over me, and I got to sleep. Next morning felt well ; never felt better. I did not think of the moss I had eaten. I went on a visit for five days.

On my return I went to that tree. The first sight of it reminded me of my headache.

I gathered some of the moss and made a tincture. I soon had a case of headache to try my remedy on ; it stopped at once.

In the fall, about September, a load of young folks came to pick cranberries. Two of the young ladies had headache from riding in the hot sun. Both took to the lounge. Now for my remedy. I put one drop of tincture in a goblet of water, gave a teaspoonful ; ordered another in fifteen minutes. The second dose stopped the pain.

A young married lady came on a visit to a relative-was having pains in her head. I was sent for ; found her wild with pain. She said she had been subjected to headache for five years ; had got tired of doctors. Gave her one drop in a cup of water, teaspoonful in twenty minutes ; no more pain. I put ten drops in a two drachm vial of alcohol, directed her to take one drop when she felt her headache coming on. One year after she wrote her friend it had cured headache ; sent thanks to me.

I could give many more cases where the pain is over the entire head or front head, with a feeling as if the temples would burst or the eyes would burst out of their sockets. I have always used the tincture. I have not noticed any other effect from it ; would like to see a proving.

Numérisation, vérification, illustrations, restructuration et mise en page par le Dr. R. S.