Conium maculatum (hemlock) in Ayurveda

[Paul Ferguson]

" In medieval Europe, alchemists occasionally referenced hemlock extracts for muscle spasms, though the line between remedy and poison was perilously thin. Curiously, despite its toxicity, some 16th-century Renaissance herbalists experimented with tiny seed infusions for tremor relief, believing that highly diluted doses might calm the nervous system. Such uses were often recorded in compendia like John Gerard’s "Herball" (1597), though warnings against oral ingestion were prominent. In Ayurvedic manuscripts from the 17th century, scribes in Bengal noted that Conium maculatum was not part of mainstream “Dhanvantari samhita” tradition but occasionally referenced in peripheral texts as a herb of last resort for severe rheumatic pain—used only after lengthy detox processes."

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