... involving stomach and intestines, for which acupuncture was ineffective. During this time period, Germans used the plant to treat convulsions and ease childbirth; Poland, Russia, and Lithuania threw seeds on hot coals and used the vapors to cure toothaches; Czechoslovakians used it to relieve fevers and dress wounds; and Russians used the plant to treat rheumatism and jaundice, which was a condition ... governments reasoning. Perhaps it is the politicians fearing re-election, or the pharmaceutical companies fearing bankruptcy or maybe the petrochemical companies fearing competition over...

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