Medicinal Indian cannabis, 1920s. Manufactured by Parke, Davis and Co of Detroit, USA. Wellcome Imag
Medicinal Indian cannabis, 1920s. Manufactured by Parke, Davis and Co of Detroit, USA. Wellcome Images. Via guardianIn the late 19th century cannabis drugs were prescribed for loss of appetite, inability to sleep, migraine headache, pain, involuntary twitching, excessive coughing, and treatment of withdrawal symptoms from morphine and alcohol addiction. By 1896 several useful new resin derivatives were developed. In a venture, Eli Lilly and Parke Davis developed this very potent domesticated indica strain called Cannabis Americana. More to read: herbmuseum -- source link
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