... and to have anticonvulsant, and muscle-relaxant properties. He found it to be effective in treating rheumatism (inflammation or pain in muscles or joints), epilepsy, and spasmodic conditions. In 1860, Dr. R.R. M'Meens, indicated to the Ohio State Medical Society, the usefulness of marijuana in treating tetanus, neuralgia (pain in the nerves), uterine hemorrhage, child labor, convulsions, asthma, bronchitis ... as smoking a small quantity of marijuana. It was also noted that smoking the natural plant was significantly more effective than the chemically created, orally consumed, synthetic ...

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... Many physicians from this time conducted various experiments to observe the medical effectiveness of cannabis. Between 1840 and 1900, more than 100 articles were published throughout Europe by prominent doctors. Dr. O"Shaughnessy, a British physician from the Medical College of Calcutta, marked the beginning of experiments in the late 1830's. He found that the drug was beneficial in treating rabies, ... rheumatism, epilepsy, and tetanus. J.R. Reynolds, Queen Victoria's personal physician, also studied marijuana. He declared it "by far the most useful of drugs in treating painful maladie...

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