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The extract from the evergreen shrub called Sabina was highly stimulant, increasing secretions, expecially those of the skin and uterus. It was used much in the treatment of amenorrhea and occasionally as a remedy for worms.

An extract of the dandelion called taraxacum, which is slightly tonic, diuretic, and aperient, was thought to have a specific action upon the liver. It was mentioned in Nicolas Culpeper's 'The Complete Herbal' (1653) that it was in more general use…

Cicuta maculata, commonly known today as hemlock, was an acrid narcotic used to treat nervous and sick headaches and local pains. Spotted hemlock was once used for an endless array of diseases, from gout to rickets to epilepsy. Its usefulness was…

Water hemlock was used to relieve migraine headaches. Water hemlock is considered to be the most poisonous plant growing in North America.

In 1914, the Harrison Act restricted the distribution of opium derivatives to use for medicinal purposes, in order to minimize the spread of drug addiction. In form and classification it was a revenue measure.

About 1947, this site on Harry Hines Blvd. was chosen as the location for the new Parkland Memorial Hospital, which would be completed in 1954, and for the new campus of the Southwestern Medical School of the University of Texas. The medical school's…

In the early 1950's, polio--also called "infantile paralysis"--was epidemic in Dallas and the rest of the USA. The disease paralyzed muscles, including those controlling breathing. Some patients required a mechanical ventilator or "iron lung." This…

In 1901, Dr. Charles M. Rosser opened the 14-room Good Samaritan Hospital in a large home on Junius Street, in part to provide University of Dallas Medical Department students a place to receive clinical training. In 1903, the hospital was taken over…

Hygieia was often associated with the continuation of good health, whereas her father, Aesculapius, was seen as the god of medicine and healing. This detailed section measures approximately one inch across.

The Greeks called her Hygieia. The Romans called her Salus. She was the daughter of Aesculapius, the god of medicine. On ancient Roman coins, Salus is often depicted with a snake along one arm.