A New Medicinal Preparation for the Curative Treatment of Leprosy, Cancer, Eczema, and other Allied Diseases.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1894
TROYHIVNAL DOTIVATION.
A New Medicinal Preparation for the Curative Treatment of Leprosy,
Cancer, Eczema, and other Allied Diseases.
I, WILLIAM WATSON, of the Firm of William Watson & Co., of 27 Leadenhall
Street, in the City of London, Bankers and East India Agents do hereby declare
the nature of this invention which has been communicated to me by Mrs. Esther,
E. Algar, of Sialkot, Punjab, in the Empire of India to be as follows:-
The medicine is made from a herb which grows in India and is known in
the Punjab by the name of "Papperah." The botanical name of the herb being
Farnaria-parinflora."
The herb may be collected at all stages during its growth and thoroughly dried,
either in the sun or in sheds adapted for the purpose so as to preserve it from
rotting, or the herb can be used in its green state.
"The herb may be converted into medicine for the diseases of leprosy, cancer,..
eczema and other allied affections in the following manner.
I
(a) One pound avoirdupois of the dried herb is placed in a cauldron containing
one gallon of cold water and the whole is allowed to boil for a period of
12 consecutive hours, or
(b) Two pounds avoirdupois of the green herb is placed in a cauldron
containing one gallon of cold water and is allowed to boil for twelve
consecutive hours.
The decoction so made is decanted and allowed to cool after which it may
be administered in doses varying according to the age and condition of the
patient.
The proportions before mentioned are those which are believed to be most
advantageous but my invention is not restricted to these or other proportions.
This medicine is believed to be efficacious, or advantageous, in all stages of the
diseases before named.
Dated the 27th day of April 1893
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
A New Medicinal Preparation for the Curative Treatment of Leprosy,
Cancer, Eczema, and other Allied Diseases.
I, WILLIAM WATSON, of the Firm of William Watson & Co., of 27, Leadenhall
Street, in the City of London, Bankers and East India Agents, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
which has been communicated to me by Mrs. Esther E. Algar of Sialkot Punjab
in the Empire of India to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invertion consists in the discovery of the following new medicinal
preparation as a curative agent efficacious and advantageous in all stages of
leprosy cancer eczema and other allied diseases.
This medicine made from a herb which grows in India and is known in
the Punjab by the name of "Papperah." The botanical name of the herb being
"Farnaria-parinflora."

page_text: The herb may be collected at all stages during its growth and thoroughly dried
either in the sun or in sheds adapted for the purpose so as to preserve it from
rotting or the herb can be used in its green state.
The herb is converted into medicine for the diseases of leprosy, cancer, eczema
and other allied affections in the following manner.
(a) One pound avoirdupois of the dried herb is placed in a cauldron containing
one gallon of cold water and the whole is then heated and allowed to boil
for a period of twelve consecutive hours or
(b) Two pounds avoirdupois of the green herb is placed in a cauldron
containing one gallon of cold water and is heated and allowed to boil for
twelve consecutive bours.
The decoction so made may be decanted and allowed to cool after which it
may be administered in doses varying according to the age and condition of the
patient.
The proportions above mentioned are those which are believed to be most
advantageous but my invention is not restricted to these or other proportions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is :-
The preparation and use of a medicine for the curative treatment of leprosy,
cancer, eczema and other allied diseases prepared from the herb herein before
named substantially as described.
Dated the Ofth day of La 1004