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On the expadition there were no trained physicians, mostly army personal. Therefore President Jefferson wanted Mariwether Lewis so seek professional training from locally renown docter Benjamin Rush.(picture on right) In these meetings rush told Lewis everything he knew, mostly dealing with cuting the vein open when coming down with illness. Rush gave Lewis “Rush’s pills,” otherwise known as “Thunderclappers,” combined calomel and jalap into an explosive cathartic. Calomel (six parts mercury to one part chlorine) was used as a purgative and jalap as a laxative. The depleting aspect of this medication was thought to rid the body of any “morbid” elements contained mainly in the blood. Lewis and Clark used the pills to treat malaria, an accidental arsenic poisoning, pleurisy, and dysentery. Lewis had these pills and 90$ in medical suplies before his trip. Rush also gave Lewis his rules. Lewis always remembered the advice of his herbalist mom also.
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