* Quassia ?! A useful drug? @ 1998-04-02 18:12 Robley Hall 1998-04-02 18:44 ` Colin Rafferty 1998-04-03 7:58 ` Kai Grossjohann 0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Robley Hall @ 1998-04-02 18:12 UTC (permalink / raw) In browsing a book last night I found the following: Quassia (Picraena excelsa) Common Names: Bitter Ash,Bitter Wood Properties and Uses: An infusion of quassia wood has been used to treat fever, rheumatism, and dyspepsia. Taken internally, it kills roundworms, and as enema it kills pinworms. The tea is also said to destroy appetite for alcohol. An infusion also serves as a rinse to counteract dandruff. Ref: The Herb Book, by John Lust, isbn 0-553-12242-8, publication details given so that no-one thinks this is a delayed 1 April 1998 posting. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Quassia ?! A useful drug? 1998-04-02 18:12 Quassia ?! A useful drug? Robley Hall @ 1998-04-02 18:44 ` Colin Rafferty 1998-04-03 7:58 ` Kai Grossjohann 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Colin Rafferty @ 1998-04-02 18:44 UTC (permalink / raw) Robley Hall writes: > ...and as enema it kills pinworms. Now I know the anser to the question that my sysadmin asked me: "Where should I install Gnus?" -- Colin ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Quassia ?! A useful drug? 1998-04-02 18:12 Quassia ?! A useful drug? Robley Hall 1998-04-02 18:44 ` Colin Rafferty @ 1998-04-03 7:58 ` Kai Grossjohann 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Kai Grossjohann @ 1998-04-03 7:58 UTC (permalink / raw) >>>>> On 02 Apr 1998, Robley Hall said: Robley> Quassia (Picraena excelsa) Robley> Common Names: Bitter Ash,Bitter Wood Robley> Properties and Uses: Robley> An infusion of quassia wood has been used to treat fever, Robley> rheumatism, and dyspepsia. Taken internally, it kills Robley> roundworms, and as enema it kills pinworms. Robley> The tea is also said to destroy appetite for alcohol. What does that tell us with respect to the beginning of http://www.stud.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/larsi.html ("Instant slut; just add alcohol")? Now? :-) Robley> An infusion also serves as a rinse to counteract dandruff. kai "d&r" -- Really cancel? [OK] [Cancel] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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