The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-22
But what is the f ock Rose :?

The following history of the Rock Rose plant and
its medicinal properties, take from the New Harer
Palladium, March. 1882.
THE increased interest manifested in the RocI
Rose plant in consequence of the many wonderful
cures effected by Myers Compound Extracts OF
Rock Rose.n calls for brief history of it, in order o
correct any erroneous opinion that may have been
entertained concerning it and also to set in true
light the nature of the plant which promises to be
universally beneficial.
We indebted to the United States Djspensatory
of lS47, for the following description of it
1t is entirely different from the common Rose. 1t
is redstemmed. oblong leafed plant. having bitter
taste. In addition to remarkable peculiarity of the
plant of bearing two crops of flowers in it
also has another interesting and beautiful prosperity
DR.. Eaton,
Says that in the months of November and Decem-
ber. he has hundreds of these plants. sending
out. their roots. broad thin curved
about an inch in breadth. which melted during day.
and was renewed in the morning. For a more mi
mute and analytical description of it. the reader is
referred to TORY Gray's botanical works.
Its Medical History and Properties
Are far the most important. since upon these de-
pends its value to the community. DR.. Loudon says
that in 1879 it valuable in England. that it
was cultivated from seeds. ever since 1906.
Prof. Ives, of Yale College,
Has habitually used it with great in Scrofua
and Chronic Disease and through him its virtues
made known. until as DR.. Tyler says, it is in
practice for the cure ofScoa and cuaneous diseases
DR.. Whitlaw,
A Scotch Botanist of notority. while travelling in
America. in 1914. learned its use in Canada Rnetur
ing to England. he employed it in medicating his
baths which became greatly celebrated for the cure
of similar diseases.
DR.. Isaac P arish of philadelphia.
Remarks that it has been successfully used in bad
cases of Scrofuous Diseases.
DR.. J. H. Thompson, of the same Place,
Prescribed 1t in cases OF bad scrouous patients at
Wills Hospital His attracted the attention
of senior physicians He reports the following re-
markabe of White Swelling of the hip. in Feb
ruary 1874: The lad was seven years old, and had
the disease for three years The bone dslocated
upward and outward. There n large opening
on the hip leading to the bone. into which could
thrust my finger. l counted three ulcers He had
been under several physicians who had given him up
ordered a decoction of Rock RosE. In two days his
night sweats ceased then ordered tea spoonful
of Rock Rose three times day. Thirty nine days
after he entirely well.
DR.. Webb, of Madison, Ct,
Testes to the value of the Rock Rose evinced in
the cure of numerous of the Scrofua especially
in children.
DR. S Fuller, of Hartford,
Administered the Rock Rose to scrofulous female
piled without success. The disease fully arrested
byit.
DR. E A Tyler, of New Haven,
Relates the following case Mr. c.. from a child was
afflicted with the Scrofula. and had also Glandular
worse had eight abcesses on the neck three ulcers
the shoulder. and three on the hips He consulted