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<br /> Some of the general therapeutic effects of the tincture include the
<br /> relief of "acute drawing, and contractive, pressive pains, with sensation of
<br /> paralysis, or shocks and deep shootings in different parts, or else a
<br /> sensation as if pinched with the fingers. - Rheumatic pulling during
<br /> movement, apparently in the periosteum. - General, dejection, with
<br /> tottering and soreness of knees. - Great fatigue, from having spoken or
<br /> written. - Tetanus, chiefly in the upper limbs, and in the trunk... "
<br /> etcetera
<br /> In addition, Clarke lists about three pages of specific symptoms that
<br /> this remedy allieviates, affecting the mind, head, eyes, ears, nose, face,
<br /> mouth, stomach, abdomen, stool and anus, urinary organs, male sexual
<br /> organs, female sexual organs, respiratory organs, chest, heart, neck and
<br /> back, upper limbs, lower limbs, sleep and fever. 4
<br /> Cannabis sativa in Modern Medicine
<br /> Specifically in my field of specialty, more recent research has
<br /> explored the possible use of the herb Cannabis sativa (hemp), either
<br /> topically on the eye or systemically, to reduce IOP (Intra Ocular Pressure)
<br /> in glaucoma. With the potential to decrease eye pressure by 51 %, it is the
<br /> most effective agent known for IOP reductions Smoking this herb
<br /> unfortunately results in numerous side effects including tachycardia
<br /> (speeding heart rate by 22 to 65 %, the opposite of beta biockers), low
<br /> blood pressure, a false sense of euphoria, photophobia, blepharospasm, dry
<br /> eyes, and loss of short term memory.678
<br /> Extracts of this herb were used widely in medicine until early in this
<br /> century, when the economics of the paper industry resulted in political
<br /> action against its abuse as a recreational drug. Now, hemp oil and a variety
<br /> of hemp seed products are becoming more available, providing an excellent
<br /> 3 Clarke, J.H. (M.D.), Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900: 380 -3.
<br /> 4 Clarke, J.H. (M.D.), Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900: 380 -3.
<br /> 5 Cooler P., Gregg J.M., Effect of delta -9- tetrahydrocannabino) on intraocular
<br /> pressure in humans, S outhern Medical Journal 1977; 70:95.1 -54.
<br /> 6 Cooler P., Gregg J.M., Effect of delta -9- tetrahydrocannabino) on intraocular
<br /> pressure in humans, S outhern Medical Journal 1977; 70:951 -54.
<br /> 7 Goldberg 1., Kass M.A., Becker B., Marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma, The
<br /> Sightsaving Review, Winter 1978 -79, 147 -1.55.
<br /> 8 Zimmerman T.J., Marijuana in opthalmology - past, present and future,
<br /> Annals of Opthalmology 1979;203 -05.
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