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  • A section of diseased intestine or heart. Watercolour, 18--, after F. R. Say for Richard Bright, 1827.
  • A diseased heart affected by a form of endocarditis: two figures. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
  • A diseased heart affected by a coronary thrombosis and an aneurysm. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
  • A diseased heart, showing an aortic aneursym with an enlarged left ventricle. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
  • A diseased heart, showing an aortic aneursym with an enlarged left ventricle. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
  • Bergenia ciliata (Haw.)Sternb. Saxifraginaceae. Elephant's ears. Named for Karl August von Bergen (1704-1759), physician and botanist, professor at Viadrina University, Frankfurt. Has hairy leaves, hence ciliata. Distribution: E. Afghanistan, Himalayas, Assam. Used for fevers, diarrhoea, bruises and boils, coughs, renal stones, diabetes, heart disease, haemorrhoids, stomach disorders (Harish et al www.ijabpt.com). It was described in the 1820s so there is no early literature. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Three examples of diseased arteries of the heart, numbered for key. Coloured lithograph by Batelli after Ferdinando Ferrari, c. 1843.
  • Three examples of diseased blood vessels of the heart, numbered for key. Lithograph by Batelli after Ferdinando Ferrari, c. 1843.
  • A diseased heart in two stages of dissection, numbered for key. Coloured lithograph by Benard after A. Chazal, c. 1825.
  • Three sections of diseased heart and lungs showing blood clots and haemorrhage, numbered for key. Coloured lithograph by Batelli after Ferdinando Ferrari, c. 1843.
  • Helianthus annuus Greene Asteraceae. Sunflower, Marigold of Peru, Floure of the Sun. Distribution: Peru and Mexico. It was much recommended by Gerard (1633) who advises that the buds, covered in flour, boiled, and eaten with 'butter, vinegar and pepper, far surpass artichokes in procuring bodily lust’. Sadly, today only the seeds of sunflower are consumed, as the source of sunflower seed oil used in cooking. It contains mono and polyunsaturated fats, linoleic acid and oleic acid, and is low in saturated fats. As such it was thought to lower cholesterol and so the risk of heart disease, but it may increase the risk of breast and prostatic cancer. However a recent report BMJ2013
  • Traité de la structure du coeur, de son action, et de ses maladies / Par M. Senac.
  • Traité de la structure du coeur, de son action, et de ses maladies / Par M. Senac.
  • ECG trace showing unstable angina pectoris. This is the symptom of paroxysmal pain consequent to myocardial ischaemia, usually of distinctive character, location and radiation. It is thought to be provoked by a transient stressful situation during which the oxygen requirements of the myocardium exceed that supplied by the coronary circulation.
  • Essai sur les maladies et les lésions organiques du coeur et des gros vaisseaux. Extrait des leçons cliniques de J. N. Corvisart / Publié sous ses yeux par C.E. Horeau.
  • Essai sur les maladies et les lésions organiques du coeur et des gros vaisseaux. Extrait des leçons cliniques de J. N. Corvisart / Publié sous ses yeux par C.E. Horeau.
  • Traité des maladies du coeur et des gros vaisseaux / par R. J. Bertin; rédigé par J. Bouillaud.
  • Essai sur les maladies et les lésions organiques du coeur et des gros vaisseaux. Extrait des leçons cliniques de J. N. Corvisart / Publié sous ses yeux par C.E. Horeau.
  • Essai sur les maladies et les lésions organiques du coeur et des gros vaisseaux. Extrait des leçons cliniques de J. N. Corvisart / Publié sous ses yeux par C.E. Horeau.
  • De affectionibus cordis libri tres / Hannibalis Albertinii.
  • De affectionibus cordis libri tres / Hannibalis Albertinii.
  • De affectionibus cordis libri tres / Hannibalis Albertinii.
  • De affectionibus cordis libri tres / Hannibalis Albertinii.
  • De affectionibus cordis libri tres / Hannibalis Albertinii.
  • The leading features of Dr. G. Zander's medico-mechanical gymnastic method and its use in four separate treatises / by A. Levertin [and others] ; with some directions for the establishment of gymnastic institutes on this method / by Rossel, Schwarz & Co.
  • The leading features of Dr. G. Zander's medico-mechanical gymnastic method and its use in four separate treatises / by A. Levertin [and others] ; with some directions for the establishment of gymnastic institutes on this method / by Rossel, Schwarz & Co.
  • Heartstrings
  • Keeping the heart patient in circulation : Persantin.
  • Keeping the heart patient in circulation : Persantin.
  • Adherent pericardium / by John F. H. Broadbent.