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  • On the inhalation of the vapour of ether in surgical operations : containing a description of the various stages of etherization, and a statement of the result of nearly eighty operations in which ether has been employed in St. George's and University College Hospitals / By John Snow.
  • On the inhalation of the vapour of ether in surgical operations : containing a description of the various stages of etherization, and a statement of the result of nearly eighty operations in which ether has been employed in St. George's and University College Hospitals / By John Snow.
  • Bronch-Inhaler : for use in the home : unsurpassed for fine nebula and vaporisation, efficacious in all diseases of the respiratory organs- asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, whooping cough, croup, cold in the ear, and influenza / obtainable only from The Garnett-Pickles Co. Limited, Cromwell House, London W.C.1.
  • Four donkeys inhaling foetid gas and having their backs scrubbed with vitriol; representing John St. John Long's fatal method of therapy. Etching by H. Heath, 1830.
  • Dissection of the stomach of a man, said to be have been killed by inhaling vapours produced by the manufacture of sulphate of ammonia. Watercolour by D. Michael, 1858.
  • Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. Broad beans, Fava bean. Distribution: N. Africa, SW Asia. Culpeper (1650) writes: 'Fabarum. Of Beans. Of Bean Cods (or Pods as we in Sussex call them) being burned, the ashes are a sovereign remedy for aches in the joints, old bruises, gout and sciaticaes.’ The beans are perfectly edible for the majority, but 1% of Caucasians, predominantly among Greeks, Italians and people from the Eastern Mediterranean regions, have a genetic trait in that they lack the ability to produce the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. As a consequence, eating broad beans or even inhaling the pollen, causes a severe haemolytic anaemia a few days later. This condition is known as favism. The whole plant, including the beans, contains levodopa, a precursor of dopamine, and some patients with Parkinsonism report symptomatic improvement after commencing on a diet that contains these beans regularly. A case of neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome (fever, rigidity, autonomic instability, altered consciousness, elevated creatine phosphokinase levels) consequent on abrupt discontinuation of a diet containing plenty of broad beans, has been described in a patient with Parkinsonism. This is usually seen when patients abruptly discontinue L-dopa therapy. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Arctium lappa L. Asteraceae. Greater Burdock. Distribution: Europe to India and Japan. Dioscorides (Beck, 2003) writes: '... helps those who spit blood and who suffer from abscesses ... plastered on it stems the pains around the joints that stem from twistings. The Leaves are applied beneficially on old ulcers.' Culpeper (1650) writes: ‘Burdanae, etc. Of Bur, Clot-Bur or Burdock, ... helps such as spit blood and matter, bruised and mixed salt and applied to the place, helpeth the bitings of mad dogs. It expels wind, easeth pains of the teeth, strengthens the back, helps the running of the reins, and the whites in women, being taken inwardly.’ The roots contain inulin, which is made into a non-digestible sweetener for diabetics. It has a multitude of uses in herbal medicine, in particular it is a component of a compound called ‘essiac’ that has been widely used as a treatment of cancers in the USA, but which is of no proven benefit. The young roots can be eaten raw or cooked. The seeds are hairy and care should be taken when harvesting them as inhaled they are reported as ‘toxic’. The root is licensed for use in Traditional Herbal Medicines in the UK (UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Nebuliser: "Roger's Pocket Nebuliser", inscribed on glass.
  • Operation at University College Hospital 1899
  • The most popular agent / Drs. Starkey & Palen.
  • H.M. Frigate Triton by N. Pocock : by courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich : Alupent 1-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-isopropylaminoethanol sulphate (orciprenaline sulphate) in metered aerosol form ...
  • H.M. Frigate Triton by N. Pocock : by courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich : Alupent 1-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-isopropylaminoethanol sulphate (orciprenaline sulphate) in metered aerosol form ...
  • Coramina : en casos de urgencia, 5-10 cm3 por via intravenosa / CIBA.
  • Coramina : en casos de urgencia, 5-10 cm3 por via intravenosa / CIBA.
  • Coramina : en casos de urgencia, 5-10 cm3 por via intravenosa / CIBA.
  • Coramina : en casos de urgencia, 5-10 cm3 por via intravenosa / CIBA.
  • Oh this wretched hay fever, I must try the ... Carbolic Smoke Ball : gives instant relief.
  • Oh this wretched hay fever, I must try the ... Carbolic Smoke Ball : gives instant relief.
  • Oh this wretched hay fever, I must try the ... Carbolic Smoke Ball : gives instant relief.
  • Czech anaesthetic exhibition, Prague, May 1948.
  • Czech anaesthetic exhibition, Prague, May 1948.
  • Catalogue of surgical instruments. Arnold and Sons, 1885
  • Ventolin rotacaps.
  • Ventolin rotacaps.
  • Ventolin rotacaps.
  • Ventolin rotacaps.
  • Page from report by Krohne and Sesemann
  • "Spiromol" solutions.
  • "Spiromol" solutions.
  • 'Nostroline' : Autumn stocking bonus adds extra profits to peak sales ahead : stock up now!.