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Known by many different names such as poison parsley, garden hemlock, and dog parsley, Aethusa cynapium is a toxic European weed often mistaken for its parsley look-a-like. Unlike the common herb grown in many gardens, however, this annual plant has dark green foliage with shiny, yellowish-green onRead more
Known by many different names such as poison parsley, garden hemlock, and dog parsley, Aethusa cynapium is a toxic European weed often mistaken for its parsley look-a-like. Unlike the common herb grown in many gardens, however, this annual plant has dark green foliage with shiny, yellowish-green on its undersides. The plant’s flowers are also white rather than yellow. In addition, fool’s parsley, as it is also called, emits an unpleasant odor when bruised. This aroma is similar to that of the much more powerful and poisonous hemlock.
The plant is also grown in many parts of the United States and Canada, and in spite of its known toxicity, has a past history of use in folk medicine. As a sedative, the herb had been used in the treatment of sleep disorders. Since the plant affects the nervous system, remedies made from the herb were also used to treat convulsions, anxiety, and delirium. In fact, the herbal remedy was thought to relieve a person’s hallucinations of frightening animals. The same remedy was believed to help strengthen concentration as well.
At one time Aethusa cynapium found popularity as a digestive aid. Its use was oftentimes focused on treating young children. For example, fool’s parsley would usually be prescribed for cholera infantum, or the inability to digest milk, as well as for treating bouts of diarrhea. This common remedy also seemed to have more of a positive effect when used in summer or during hot weather. Fool’s parsley was occasionally used for treating vomiting fits as well.
Interestingly, the plant is only deemed poisonous when it’s taken or used fresh. Preparations made from the dried leaves of Aethusa cynapium are not considered harmful, as most of the plant’s toxins are destroyed through the drying process. Most problems occur when this plant is confused with regular parsley, picked fresh, and ingested. Even in small amounts, fool’s parsley can have grave effects.
1. Hydrogenoid; Lymphatic & sycotic dyscrasia. 2. Fleshy, dark, black hair. 3. Ailments from bad effects of vaccination, tobacco & suppressed gonorrhea. 4. Fixed idea: o Person was at his side. o Soul & body were separated. o Living animal was in the abdomen. o Under the influence of supRead more
1. Hydrogenoid; Lymphatic & sycotic dyscrasia.
See less2. Fleshy, dark, black hair.
3. Ailments from bad effects of vaccination, tobacco & suppressed gonorrhea.
4. Fixed idea:
o Person was at his side.
o Soul & body were separated.
o Living animal was in the abdomen.
o Under the influence of superior power.
5. Vertigo when closing the eyes.
6. Nail had been driven into parietal bone.
7. White scaly dandruff, hair dry and falling out.
8. Ophthalmia neonatorum.
9. Teeth decay at the roots, crown remains sound.
10. Varicose veins on the tongue or mouth.
11. Toothache from tea drinking. Overheating from tea. Tea drinking dyspepsia.
12. Distressing burning pain in the left ovarian region when walking or riding must sit or lie down. Worse each menstrual nisus.
13. Piles swelled pain most severe when sitting. Anus fissured, painful to touch surrounded with flat warts.
14. Eruptions only on covered parts.
15. Sweat; or dryness only on uncovered parts.
16. Left-sided; chilly.
17. Hot off the bed aggravates many symptoms.
18. Fig warts, condylomata & warts.
19. Chronic otitis, discharge, purulent like putrid meat, granulation, condylomata & polypi.
20. Coition is prevented by extreme sensitiveness to the vagina.
21. Perspiration smelling like honey.
22. Sensation as if the limbs are made of wood & glasses.
23. Tearing in muscles & joints worse at rest & damp humid atmosphere, better in dry weather.
24. Music causes weeping & trembling.
25. Feeling of fragility.
26. Fear of losing face in society.
27. Secretive, talks to the physician as if sharing a secret.
28. Felling of floating in the air.
29. Dreams of falling from a high place.
30. Strict religious leader.
31. Husband is faithless.
32. Make mistakes in talking, writing & looking.
33. Great prostration & rapid emaciation.
34. Oily- stool; skin & sweat.
35. Jerking of the upper part of the body, of spinal origin.
36. strAneurism by anastomosis.
37. Insane women will not be touched or approached.
38. Irritable, jealous, quarrelsome towards husband or mother, control herself among strangers & doctors.
39. Mental depression after childbirth.
40. Suppressed: –
• Head eruption.
• Eye, discharge.
• Gonorrhoea.
• Nose, discharge.
• Coryza.
• Eruption.
• Inflammation catarrhal.
• Leucorrhoea.
• Measles.
• Perspiration.
• Foot sweats.