On Some Cases of Small-Pox Treated by the Sarracenia Purpurea.

Abstract

point, I will proceed to submit for your inspection experimental results which will give you an idea of the amount of real assistance that can be expected to be artificially given through digestion towards assimilation by specimens such as these, with but a single exception-specimens that I purchased from our leading establishments in London as pepsine, or the digestive principle.

In Vitro Characterization of a Nineteenth-Century Therapy for Smallpox

“…Although anecdotal, when extracts of S. purpurea were used in the late 1800's, no severe side effects were ever reported following treatment [1], [2], [7], [8], [9], [12]. Sarracenia extracts have a modern use in the southern United States as a laxative for dyspepsia.…”

“…As a measurement of the efficacy associated with S. purpurea , the SI was determined to be similar to that previously reported for CDV [15] , [16] . Although anecdotal, when extracts of S. purpurea were used in the late 1800's, no severe side effects were ever reported following treatment [1] , [2] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [12] . Sarracenia extracts have a modern use in the southern United States as a laxative for dyspepsia.…”

“…During this time, Herbert Miles, the Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Artillery, reported that during an outbreak of smallpox “an old squaw going amongst them, and treating the cases with (a botanical) infusion…was so successful as to cure every case”. This botanical infusion was later described as being derived from the carnivorous plant, Sarracenia purpurea [1] , [2] .…”