The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-30

\ The following history of the Roc
Rose, and its medicinal properties, W
copy FROM the New Haven Palladium .
from the Ncw Haven Palladium
March, 1881
r The increased interest manifested il
| the Rock Rose, owing to the virtue o
+ its medicinal properties, calls for brio
!: history of it, in order to correct any er
= roneous opinion that may have been en-
tcrtaincd concerning it, and also to sc
in true light the nature of plant tina
: has already wrought such wonders, ant
| which promises to be universally benc6
: cal.
We do not propose to give complet,
history of its botanical properties, or t
. enumcrate even titho of the cases il
which ii has been successfully used. ant
which have rendered it worthy of the
confidence the public have reposed in it
We shall accomplish our object, and fee
fully repaid if we may be the means o
communicating correct information con
corning plant which possesses valuabl,
properties.
In addition to a remarkable peculiar
ty of the plaut, of bearing two crops Of
flowers in one season, it also has another
interesting and beautiful property. We
are indebted to the United States Dis
pensatory of lS47, for the following dc
scription of it:
"Eaton says that in the months of No
vcmber and December, he has seen hun.
drcds of these plants, sending out, near
their roots, broad thin, curved icc-crys
tails, about an inch in breadth, which
melted during day, and were renewed in
in the morning"
Had we space, we could show that
there has been scientific classification
of the plant, which places beyond all
doubt any further misapprehension of it.
or danger of confounding it with any
other plant that comes under the general
term Rose. 1t is entirely different from
the common Rose 1t is red.stemmcd
ohlong- lcavcd plant having bitter taste.
For more minute and analytical de.
scription of it, the reader is referred to
Torrey & Grays botanical works
Its Medical History and Properties.
Are far the most imortant, since upon
these depends its value to the communi.
ty. DR. Loudon says that in 1899 twas
so valuable in England, that it was cul-
tivatcd from seeds. Ever since 1906,
Prof Ivos, of Yale College,
Has habtuaily used it with great sue
cess in Scrofuia and Chronic Disease,
and through him its virtues were made
known, until. as DR.. Tyler says, lit is
now in this section New Haven a com.
mon article in domestic practice for the
cure of Scrofula and cutaneous diseases. "
DR.. Whitlaw, Scotch botanist of motto.
ricty, while travelling in America. in
1914, learned its use in Canada. Re.
turning to England, lie employed it in
indicating his baths which became great
ly celebrated for the euro of similar dis.
CASES.
DIR. PARISH, of Philadelphia,
Remarks that it has been successfully u.
sed in bad cases Of Scrofxlous diseases
DIR. j. H. THOMPSON, of the same place,
Prescribed it in bad cases of Scrofulous
patients at Wills Hospital His sue
cess attracted the attention of senior
physicians He reports the following
remarkable case of White Swelling Of
the hip, in February, 1874: The lad was
seven years old, and had the disease for
three years. The bone was dislocatcd
upward and outward There was a large
opening on the hip leading to the bone,
into which | could thrust my finger. /
| counted three ulcers lie had been
under several physicians, who had given
him up | ordered decoction of Rock
Rose. In two days his night sweats cca-
scd | then ordered a tea spoonful of
Rock Rose, three times a day. Thirty
nine days after he was entirely ,eeN.
DIR. WEBB, of Madison, CT,
Testifes to the value of Rock Rose, as
evinced in the cure of numerous cases of
the Scrotnla, especially in children.
DIR. S. FULLER, of Hartford,
Administered the Rock Rose to a Scrof.
ulous female, in which the anti scrofu.
lous remedies had been applied without
success The disease was fully arrested
by it.
DIR. d. A. TYLER, of New Haven, Ct,
Says that Mrs G. of delicate constitution.
when nineteen years of age, was afflicted
with cough, and her neck was tbickly
studded with tumors. A free use OF
the decoction of the Rock Rose was used
and under the influence of this remedy
her health was restored, and she has not
been afflicted with any such symptoms
since
He also relates the following Mr.. c.,
from a child, was afflicted with the Scrof.
ula, and had also Glandular Swellings on
the neck At the age of sixteen, he was
much worse ; had eight Assesses on the
neck, three ulcers on the shoulder, and
three on the hips Ho consulted Drs.
Munson and Spalding of New Haven, but
all to no purpose. In 1917, when forty
years of age. Mr. Smith, farmer from
Long Island, observing Mr. c., with his
head drawn on one side, and unable to
labor, advised him to try the Rock Rose
regularly, which he did for four weeks
The ulcers broke, discharged and healed
The tumors lessened in size, his head re-
sumed its natural position, and he went
regularly TO work. Neglecting the use
of the Rock Rose, Scrofulous symptom:
again returned, and he also bled at the
lungs, for which Prof. Ives prescribed
the Rock Rose He used it again will
the same beneficial results.