The alcohol he used was 84.5% ethanol, he
was preparing what many people today
would refer to as a FECO extraction (full
extract cannabis oil).
“Doses, ec.-In tetanus a drachm of the tincture
is every half hour until the paroxysms cease,
or catalepsy is induced”
A drachm is 1.77 grams and tetanus is also
referred to as lockjaw
“In hydrophobia I would recommend the resin
in soft pills, to the extent of 10 to 20 grains to
be chewed by the patient, and repeated
according to the effect”
10 to 20 grains is 0.65 grams to 1.3 grams, and
from Dr. O’Shaughnessy’s description of the
pill making process it is actually cannabis oil
as we now know it, 1.3 grams is a very
significant dose. Hydrophobia is a common
symptom of Rabies.
“With the alcoholic extract made from the
tops in the way I recommend the practitioner
has only to feel his way, and increase the dose
until he produces intoxication as the test of the
remedy having taken effect”
“Of all powerful narcotics it is the safest to
use with boldness and decision.”