Bloodroot or Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) is a perennialherb of the family Rosaceae native to Britain, Europe and western Asia. It has a stout rhizome and ascending or almost erect, on-rooting branched stems. The basal leaves are stalked, coarsely-toothed, termate and arranged in a rosette. The stem leaves are sessile, ternate and have a pair of palmately lobed leafy stipules. The flowers are yellow, long-stalked and arranged in loose terminal cymes, having only four petals and sepals. The astringentroot is used in medicine as an analgesic, for tanning, and in dyeing. Research Bloodroot
Hemp is an annual herb of the genusCannabis, natural order Cannabinaceae with an erect, hairy stem and palmately divided, long-stalked leaves with serrate edges, formerly cultivated for its fibres that are used to make rope. The plant is dioecious: the male flowers are arranged in panicles, are green, resembling those of the hop and produce large quantities of pollen; the female flowers grow in leafy spikes in the leaf axils and are pollinated by the wind. The fruit is a shiny, greyish-green achene.
Hemp is a native of Western and Central Asia, but has long been naturalized in Brazil and tropical Africa, and was extensively cultivated in Italy and many other European countries, particularly Russia and Poland. The Indian variety, often known as Cannabis indica, is the source of the narcotic drug variously known as hashish, bhang, or gunjah or simply cannabis.The oil and leaves of Indian hemp contain tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol and cannabidol, which have sedative, analgesic and antispasmodic properties.
The derivatives of hemp (hashish and cannabis being the oil and dried leaves respectively) are widely smoked for their narcotic effects and are also effective in the treatment of many illnesses including multiple- sclerosis, though their use is banned in the UK, where it is an offence to grow, possess or sell hemp without a government license.
The hemp fibre is tough and strong, and peculiarly adapted for weaving into coarse fabrics such as sail-cloth, and for twisting into ropes and cables. Immense quantities were exported from Russia. The finer sorts were used for shirtings, sheetings, etc, which, though coarser than that made from flax, were very much stronger and equally susceptible of being bleached.
The hemp of England was very superior, but the plant dis not pay the farmer, and very little of it was grown. In some of the United States during the 19th century hemp was a crop of considerable importance. Research Hemp
Antipyrin (Phenazone) is a synthetic drug obtained from coal-tar and discovered in 1883 by Knorr. It was formerly used in medicine as an antipyretic and analgesic in place of quinine. Research Antipyrin
Aspirin is an analgesic that can relieve fever and muscle aches. Following the death of Jonathon Denny in England during the 1980s, and the and subsequent campaigning by his mother, children under the age of 16 are no longer given aspirin, which can cause the fatal Reye's Syndrome. Tragically, Jonathon, a young child living at Pyrford in Surrey, was involved in a minor accident on his bicycle. Subsequently, a medical official gave him a large quantity of aspirin without first consulting his medical notes and seeing that Jonathan was allergic to aspirin. His death followed quickly, and for many years his mother campaigned until finally - despite the disinterest of the mainstream media, the medical profession in England and America agreed to stop supplying aspirin to children. Research Aspirin
Codeine is one of the alkaloids of opium. It is a slight analgesic and modifies tissue change and alleviates tickling cough and colic, and induces sleep. Codeine is usually combined with Paracetamol, and then called co-codamol and is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Research Codeine
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