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[Yvonne]

Ik was eigenlijk op zoek naar iets heel anders, maar kwam dit interessante stukje tegen:


Cannabis During World War One
Marijuana (Cannabis) was available for medical treatment in the early years of the 20th Century in England and America It was used as an analgesic and was prescribed for migraine, neuralgia and dysmenorrhoea. The preparations available were the alcoholic tincture and aqueous extract.

It is of interest that the Practitioner's Encyclopaedia of Medical Treatment of 1915, from which this account is taken, did not consider it to be a very useful drug, although it could be used as a substitute for opium if that drug was contraindicated.

Dr. M. Geoffrey Miller


Cannabis Indica.- This drug consists of the flowering tops of the female plant of Indian Hemp, Cannabis sativa; from it oleoresin can be extracted cannabinol, which is the active principle. Small amounts of ammonium bases allied to choline are also present.

The drug and all its preparations vary much in their physiological activity, and cannabinol itself, an aldehyde, is unstable. The action on the brain appears to resemble that of opium, but is accompanied by more restlessness in the earlier stages, and is credited with producing dreams and hallucinations of a captivating character. There is marked analgesia. There is no disturbance of digestion. There is some, paretic effect on the muscles, slight diuresis, and. but little action on the respiration. Death occurs from cardiac failure.

It is not a good drug, as the strength of the preparations varies, considerably and the active principle is unstable. It may, however, be tried as a substitute for opium where that drug is contra-indicated. It is sometimes given for neuralgia, migraine and. dysmenorrhoea. There is some reason for the view that the effects of the oriental preparations, of Cannabis are due to the other ingredients of the complex form in which it is taken. Lactucarium, the dried juice of common lettuce, contains bitter principles, said to have hypnotic action. It is practically valueless. Lupulus, the dried strobiles of hops, contains lupumaric acid, a volatile oil and traces of other bodies. They have a mild hypnotic action.

"Hop pillows" once a favourite remedy for insomnia, probably owed their efficacy to mental impressions rather than physiological activity.



Official Preparations:

CANNABIS-

* Cannabis Indica (B.P., U.S.P.). Flowering tops of the female plant Cannabis sativa, grown in the East Indies.

* Extractum Cannabis Indicae (B.P., U.S.P.). Dose : 1/4 - 1 gr. (15-60 mg.).

* Tinctura Cannabis Indicae (B.P.). Dose : 5-15 min. (3-10 dl.).

* Fluidextractum Cannabis Indicaa (U.S.P.). Average Dose: 1 min. (5 cl.).

* Lactucarium (U.S.P.). The dried juice of Lactuca virosa, the common lettuce. Dose: 5- 15 gr. (3-10 dg.).
* Tinctura Lactucariae (U.S.P.). Dose : 15-30 min. (1-2 ml.).
* Syrupus Lactunariae (U.S.P.). Dose : 2 fl. dr. (8 ml.).

LUPULUS

* Humulus (U.S.P.). Infusum Lupuli. Dose,: 1-2 fl. oz. (30-60 ml).
* Tinctura Lupuli (alcoholic). Dose: ½ -1 fl. dr. (2-4 ml.).

http://www.vlib.us/medical/pharmacy/cannabis.htm
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Hoi

Wat dacht je van het gebruik van Cocaine om de mannen wat beter bestand te maken tegen het afzien zoals bij gefoceerde marsen.

Forced March
"Allays hunger and prolongs the power of endurance"

"DIRECTION - one to be dissolved in the mouth every hour when undergoing continued mental strain or physical exertion"
Coca plus kola: invigorating pep-pills from the UK branch of Burroughs Welcome and Co.
Discontinued circa 1920 due to excessive demand


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[Paddy]

Tabak werd ook naar Europa gebracht als geneesmiddel. Nu zijn rokers de parias van de maatschappij (ik weet dat ik off topic ga )
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Patrick De Wolf
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
"We're doomed, I tell ye!"

[Yvonne]

[Lingekopf]

Als je de Sherlock Holmes-boeken leest zul je merken dat de beroemde detective zich ook regelmatig bezondigde aan cocaïne, en daarvoor werd gewaarschuwd door Dr. Watson, overigens zonder resultaat.
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[arneken]

over cannabis. he tis gezond hé (niet dat ik dit hier promoot maar kom)
als men zuivere cannabis rookt (niet vermengd met tabak of het helpt niet ) zou men er gezonder van kunnen worden. ik spreek hier dan van spontaan gebruik en geen 3 per dag. ( )
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Epitaph Lance CPL L.A.C Webb (Lancastershire fusiliers) @kezelberg Millitary Cemetery

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[Mario]

Het Gouden huis van Samarkand?

[iuvenis ferox]

Zou hasj ook ervoor gezorgd hebben dat een soldaat met meer moed het strijdveld op ging en zonder schaamte zijn 'tegenstanders' neerschoot.
Want de Fedajien(Arabisch volk) gebruikten bijvoorbeeld ook hasj om zonder twijfel moeilijke opdrachten uit te voeren.
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Leo van Bergen: "Oorlog en geneeskunde, vernietiging en herstel, barbarij en vooruitgang, bleken twee handen op een buik"