National Formulary 1916 - From page 5
National Formulary 1916 - From page 136
National Formulary 1916 - From page 140
NATIONAL FORMULARY - 1916 (4th Ed)
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For whatever reason, before the First World War, there was a common perception among many that Cannabis Indica (or Cannabis grown in India) somehow had superior medical properties to that of Cannabis Americana. It was no accident then that much of the Cannabis used by American pharmaceutical houses was imported from British controlled India.
However, the trade disruptions caused by the First World War literally forced America to grow many of its own botanical drug plants. Cannabis American would (by necessity) displace Cannabis Indica in its medicines.
Notice that Cannabis anti-Neuralgic pills were de-listed from the NF with seemingly nothing to replace it. This, at a time when pharmaceutical houses were increasing the number of Cannabis products, is no contradiction. The NF listed only non-patented generic drugs; those which were agreed to be tried and true.
Pictures courtesy Stanford University Medical Library.
Used with permission U.S. Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary Society.
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