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  • Nepal; street of dentists, Kathmandu 1986. In 1982, there were 17 government-trained dental surgeons in Nepal, some of whom practised in this street. For those too fearful or who could not afford to visit one of these surgeries, a nearby shrine was dedicated to Vaisha Dev, the god of toothache. Surrounding the god was a plank of wood into which thousands of nails had been driven. Planting a nail was believed to get rid of toothache by pinning down all evil spirits and influences.
  • Salvia nemorosa L. Lamiaceae Woodland sage. Balkan clary Distribution: Central Europe, Western Asia. Most of the historical medicinal literature is on common sage, Salvia officinalis. The name Salvia meaning 'healthy'. Elizabeth Blackwell (1737) wrote that it had "... all the noble Properties of the other hot Plants more especially for the Head, Memory, Eyes, and all Paralytical Affections. In short, 'tis a Plant endu'd with so many and wonderful Properties, as that the assiduous use of it is said to render Men Immortal" with which Hans Sloane agreed. Linnaeus (1782) also: 'Timor, Languor, Leucorrhoea, Senectus [fear, tiredness, white vaginal discharge, old age]'. Its health giving and immortality conferring properties were recorded in the aphorisms of the School of Salerno (fl 9-13th century) - quoted in the Decameron [c.1350, translated: Why should man die when Salvia grows in the Garden']. Some salvias, such as Salvia divinorum contain hallucinogenic compounds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Eight heads showing human passions. Etching by Taylor, 1788, after C. Le Brun.
  • A stag with his antlers caught in a bush is pounced on by hounds. Etching by W-S Howitt, ca 1798.
  • A perturbed young woman asleep with a devil sitting on her chest; symbolizing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by J.P. Simon, 1810.
  • A perturbed young woman asleep with a devil sitting on her chest; symbolizing her nightmare. Stipple engraving by J.P. Simon, 1810.
  • A woman and a man sit on a bed staring at a condom as if it floats magically mid-air; an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by R. Warzecha, M. Jahreiss and D. Pusch.
  • Two flowers and a heart representing love and life with the words "Liebes Leben"; advertising a touring exhibition about AIDS. Colour lithograph by Studio Andreas Heller for the Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung, 1995.
  • Victory of Indrajit. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A bearded man whose face expresses horror. Crayon manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.
  • A bearded man whose face expresses horror. Crayon manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.
  • A frightened and an angry face, left and right respectively. Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
  • Two faces, one in outline, expressing horror. Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • The face of a man expressing horror. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
  • A man with his mouth open in terror. Lithograph by P. Simonau, 1822, after C. Le Brun.
  • An unsympathetic doctor trying to get rid of a poor patient by frightening her. Wood engraving after J. Leech.
  • A dentist being restrained in a chair, and terrified by a patient who is attempting to get his own back.Process print after H.M. Bateman, 1925.
  • A doctor takes the temperature of a gloomy patient. Reproduction of a drawing by G. Jennis, 1919.
  • A scared man allowing someone else to take his place in the queue at the dentists. Reproduction of a drawing after G.L Stampa, 1925.
  • An ex-soldier entering a dentist's surgery with his gas mask on - for his operation with gas. Line block after C. Graves, 1934.
  • Kichaka making indecent proposals to a frightened Draupadi.
  • A family caught in an avalanche along the Mount St. Bernard Pass; a woman frantically rings the bell thus breaking the cord. Aquatint by J.P.M. Jazet after H. Lecomte.
  • A face expressing scorn (left) and a face expressing horror (right). Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
  • A weak woman in a state of exertion (left) and terror on the face of a boy (right). Drawing, c. 1793.
  • Taraka standing on a dead body. Coloured lithograph.
  • A dentist strapped into his own chair being terrorized by a patient holding a buzzing drill. Process print after H.M. Bateman, 1925.
  • An écorché face showing the muscles involved in the expression of terror. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
  • The gates of Eden open to expel Adam and Eve, who stand caught in a terrified embrace. Aquatint by M. Haughton, 1805 after J.H. Füssli (Fuseli).
  • A conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.
  • An écorché face showing the muscles involved in the expression of terror. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.