The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-24
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Cure of HydrOphObia by Scutellaria or
Scullcap.


A correspondent sends us the following
remedy for the cure of hydrophoba, taken
from the american Farmer, volume LIST, Octo-
Der 22d, 1919. We are informed that this
remedy has been successfully used by several
persons in this county:
"The. Scutellaria is perennial, of which
there are numerous species indigenous to the
United States.
The plant is found in great abundance on
the banks and borders ponds; Towering in
July or August
The stem is square, branchcd, and attains
the height of from one to three feet. The
ieayes are opposite, narrow pointed or mar
row foot stalks. The racemcs are aXillary
and lateral, bearing small violet.colored bios
SONS mixed with small leaves. The calix is
hooded, or helmet.formed, from whence orig
mated the genera name of Scull.cap or Sou
tellaria." This however, is a description of
the genera, not the species.
DR.. Vandeveer's recipe for the cure of Hy-
drophobia by Scutellaria Latifora or Scull
cap
THE leaves should be gathered when in
flower, July or August carefully dried, and
reduced to fine powder, and put into bot
ties, well corked, for use. When person
has received bite by mad dog, he must
take of strong infusion of theleaves or pow
der, gill four times day, every other day
The day it is omitted, he must take q spoon
full of the flower of sulphur, in the morning
fasting, and at bedtime, in new milk, and
apply the pounded green herb to the wound
every two hours, continuing the prescription
for three weeks.
For cattle and horses three times the guam
tity each"
I'd Recipe-Take teaspooAful and
half of the powdered leaves, in quart of
warm water, and drink iIiiGs, . half pint of this in
fusion morning and night, for two successive
days, and on the third day to omit i, and
be used alternately for forty days, during
which time exercise must be avoided and an
abstcmious diet observed.
DR.. Vandeyeer administered it in 300 cases
with success without one failure, a. f. VOL
1st, page 234, Oct. %, 1919
Mr.. Lewis asserts he met with like success
in 100 cases, IA. r., vol. list, page 234, Oct
90, 1S19)
The following cures are reported in the
same volume, pages 235 and 236:
MI James Cam, attended by Drs. Stillwell
and Robson; Mr.. Ketchen, attended by DR..
Spalding; Mrs. H., attended by DR.. Peter
Fisk; Daniel, a colored boy, attended by DR..
w. G. Nice; Griffin, a colored boy, attended
by DR.. w. G. Nice and in volume 2, No. 26,
Sept %, 1920, Mrs. Mary Tice, attended by
DR.. Gedney and others.
Dr. Peter Fisk's recipe, strong decoction
(of the Scutellaria when in bloom) to be taken
in doses of a half pint each, four times day,
to be suspended every other day, and a table
spoonful of flour of sulphur, in new milk to
he taken in its stead
He recommends the puncturng of the
wound and to apply to it the bruised leaves
of the plant, to be renewed every OF hours.
Dr. VIM G. Nices recipe. 70 one ounce
of the dried plant (Scutelaria Latiflora or
Sculcap,) put into one quart of water boil it
for % minutes for the 1st three days, he gave
one gill of the decoction three times n day,
on the 4th day he gave the patients one pint
and a-half day of the decoction for ten days,
after the expiration of the ten days, he in
creased the decoction to one quart day,
and continued giving the patients one quart
day until fully convinced that the patients
were out of danger.
| He also applied lunar caustic to the wounds
very literally, and over that laid dressing
of Epispastic ungucnt, on the fourth day that
the patients were under his care he removed
the eschar from the wounds (Which was
caused by the caustic) and scattered emetic
tartar freely over the clean surface of the
sores, ON the nth day he gave them dose
of salts; on the 31st day the application of
the caustic was entirely suspended.
The patients were put under his care ON
the 30th of July, on the list of August he
commenced using Scutellara Latiflora or
Scullcap.