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STORCK (Antoine, Physician, Councillor, Physician to Their Imperial Majesties, …):
Anton STÖRCK (1731–1803) was the personal physician to the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. Alongside his medical practice, he conducted pharmacognosy studies on poisonous plants and remains famous for carrying out experiments on himself to test the boundary between therapeutic doses and toxic and lethal doses. He was, in fact, convinced that toxic plants such as the large hemlock (Conium maculatum), the water hemlock (Cicuta virosa), the autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), the jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), henbane, aconite, black pasque flower, etc., despite their toxicity, could have therapeutic uses, provided the correct doses were determined.
A compilation of several of Storck’s studies on hemlock.
- A treatise by Mr Storck on the use of hemlock, in which it is demonstrated that not only can it be taken internally safely, but also that it is a very useful remedy for several diseases, the cure for which has hitherto seemed impossible. New translation by Mr Collin.
Vienna. Published by Didot, 1763.
90 pages.
- Antoine STORCK:
Experiments and observations on the internal use of the prickly apple, henbane and aconite; by which it is demonstrated that these plants may be safely administered to humans, and that they are highly beneficial in many diseases which do not respond to other remedies.
With engravings.
Vienna and Paris. Published by Fr. Didot, 1763.
IV and 139 pages. The engravings are missing.
- Antoine STORCK:
New Observations on the Use of Hemlock, in which it is demonstrated that not only can this plant be taken internally with the utmost safety, but also that it is a remedy for many diseases which, until now, have been considered incurable.
In Vienna. Published by Fr. Didot the Younger, 1762.
LXV pp., 406 pages.
See original version (French)
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