Mitral valve prolapse from
rheumatic fever,
which eventually killed my husband's grandmother, who got
rheumatic fever, less than 10 years before the discovery of penicillin.
Reportedly, it has been used in the treatment of a number of health conditions
which include brittle bone, hair, teeth and nails, white spots on nails, gingivitis, tonsillitis, inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth,
rheumatic disorders, edema, osteoarthritis, diabetes, acne, wounds, itchiness, rashes, burns, frostbite, chilblains, athlete's foot, cracked and tired feet, drawing out pus from boils and carbuncles, ulcers, fistulas, herpes simplex, dyspepsia (impaired digestion), gastrointestinal conditions, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory tract infections, bronchitis,
fever, malaria, bladder problems, urinary tract infection, bed wetting in children, kidney stones (nephrolithiasis), prostate problems, hemorrhoids, muscle cramps, tumors, broken bones, fractures, sprains, nose bleed and other heavy bleeding.
There are many disorders
which may affect the body, some of
which include autoimmune hepatitis, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis,
rheumatic fever, vitiligo, and sperm and testicular autoimmunity.