Apocynum cannabinum decoction [Apoc]
The late Dr. Stacy Jones said that from 20 to 30 drops of Apocynum cann. decoction in water would do more to put a trembling old soak on his feet that any other drug, and, he said, they come back and ask for more of that bitter water. This was also verified in some of the N.Y. hospitals, where such cases are brought in by the police. It is said to antidote the alcohol poisoning. Delirium tremens also.
Acorns Ten drop doses of the distilled spirit of acorns Spiritus glandium quercus is said by Burnett to be the remedy for kidneys and spleen affected by alcoholism. Also to allay the irresistible craving for whiskey. Take it morning before breakfast and in the evening before going to bed, in water. Better, safer and much cheaper than the Keeley cure.
These cures are, after all, but aids. If the patient wants a real cure he must abstain from alcoholic drinks, or use them in what is, to him, an unaccustomed moderation.
Water When whiskey, or brandy, or wine, is drunk habitually, the free drinking of water-plenty of it, not a mere sip, but by the tumblerful-will tend to ward off the ill effects of too much alcohol.
