The Active Principle of Indian Hemp

Ind Med Gaz. 1884 Sep;19(9):259-260.

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Since 1839, when Sir W. O’Shaughnessy of Calcutta brought the peculiar properties of Indian Hemp prominently to the notice of the medical world, several attempts have been made to isolate the active principle of the plant with remarkably conflicting results.