Jamaican Dogwood

Hamilton, William, Irish physician and botanist (1783-1856). "On the Medicinal Properties of the Piscidia Erythrina or Jamaica Dogwood". Autograph manuscript.

€ 1.800,00

The original autograph manuscript of William Hamilton's "On the Medicinal Properties of the Piscidia Erythrina or Jamaican Dogwood", with authorial corrections; signature crossed out. Read on 14 July 1829 before the Medico-Botanical Society of London and published in the Society's Transactions, as well as in the London Medical and Physical Journal 403, vol. 68, Sept. 1832, pp. 177-183.

In the early 19th century, Western scientists discovered that Jamaica dogwood (Piscidia erythrina or P. piscipula) had pain-relieving and sweat-promoting properties. Today, Jamaican dogwood is used as a traditional remedy for treating nerve pain, migraine, insomnia, anxiety, fear, and nervous tension.