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  • Veronicastrum virginicum 'Pink Glow'
  • Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
  • Cedronella canariensis (L.)Webb & Berthel. Basionym Dracocephalum canariense. Lamiaceae. Canary balm, Balm-of-Gilead, Canary Island tea. It smells slightly resinous of cedar, hence the diminutive name Cedronella. Perennial herb. Distribution: Canary Islands. True Balm-of-Gilead is the sap of the poplar, Populus candicans. It was drunk as a tea, and the aroma was believed to relieve colds. No medicinal use. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Internal structure of the lungs, 3D printed plastic
  • Healthy breast mammogram, artwork
  • Brown jumping spider (unknown species)
  • Love, hand drawn illustration
  • Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
  • Ribcage, Hodgkin lymphoma patient, 3D printed nylon
  • Viburnum japonicum Spreng. Caprifoliaceae Evergreen Shrub. Distribution: Japan and Taiwan. No medicinal uses. The fruit is a 'famine food' eaten when all else fails. As other seeds/fruits of Viburnum species are listed as poisonous, and none are listed as 'edible', one can assume that the seeds/fruits of V. japonicum are also toxic. It does not appear vulnerable to pests or molluscs which may be due to irioid glycosides that are present in this genus produced as a defence against herbivores, fungi and bacteria. They have a bitter taste. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Tragopogon pratensis L. Asteraceae. Goatsbeard, Salsify, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon. Distribution: Europe and North America. This is the Tragopogion luteum or Yellow Goats-beard of Gerard (1633) who recommended them boiled until tender and then buttered as being more delicious than carrots and parsnips and very nutritious for those sick from a long lingering disease. Boiled in wine they were a cure for a 'stitch' in the side. In the USA children collect the milky sap onto a piece of glass and, when dry, chew it as bubble-gum. The name 'Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon' referes to the flowers which close at noon and the spherical radiation of seed plumules which then appear. Salsify is now applied as a name for T. porrifolius and Scorzonera hispanica. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Nurse carrying out a bed changeover
  • Microvasculature of human head and brain
  • Paeonia suffruticosa 'Bai Yu'
  • Anger, hand drawn illustration
  • Blister pack of chloroquine antimalarial tablets. Chloroquine is used to prevent and treat the infectious disease malaria. Malaria is caused by parasites (Plasmodium species) which enter the blood when inefcted mosquitoes feed. Side effects of chloroquine include vomitting, nausea and headache. Retinopathy (damage to the retina) is a rare eye condition associated with long term use over many years. Drug resistance against antimalarials is increasing.
  • Stomach from a neonatal dog, longitudinal section
  • Woolly Thinking, artwork of the brain
  • Ribcage, Hodgkin lymphoma patient, 3D printed nylon
  • Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
  • Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
  • Heart in ribcage, Hodgkin lymphoma patient, 3D printed nylon
  • Mosquito (Anopheles stephensi)
  • Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
  • Young white female health professional in uniform with mobile
  • Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
  • Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
  • Internal structure of the lungs, 3D printed plastic
  • Internal structure of the lungs, 3D printed plastic
  • Mouse renal glomerulus (Mus musculus)