![]() We can find similar support from around the world for the citrus treatment in the 19 thcentury, notably Bayard Taylor after travels in Syria, and Fitzhugh Ludlow after his voluntary experiments with ever higher cannabis extract doses in the USA. Robert Christison from England listed lemon as an antidote to acute intoxication in numerous cases (Christison, 1851). This idea can be found repeating itself in through the ages, by many authorities including ibn Sina (ibn Sina (Avicenna), 1294), and Ibn al-Baytar (ibn al-Baytar, 1291), until O’Shaughnessy brought Indian hemp to Britain in 1843 (O’Shaughnessy, 1843). In 10th century Persia, Al-Razi suggested a formulation in his Manafi al-agdhiya wa-daf madarri-ha (p.248), to reduce the strong effects of cannabis seeds or hashish, by drinking fresh water and ice or eat any acid fruits. Maybe we can get some hints here to see what we should use. So, first of all we should turn our attention to what some of the greatest minds in medicine of their time used. The problem of ‘overdosing’ has come up in every era that it has been used.
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