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  • HP baked beans : in a rich tomato sauce : high in fibre contains protein / HP Foods Limited.
  • Secret remedies : what they cost and what they contain / based on analyses made for the British Medical Association.
  • A man fills a woven container with tea leaves poured from a small basket. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
  • A prisoner is shown a cage which is suspended from the ceiling and already contains another prisoner. Etching by W. Longman after G. Milder.
  • Senecio pulcher Hook.&Arn. Asteraceae Distribution: South America. It has not attracted attention as a medicinal or toxic plant but members of the genus Senecio contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids that are toxic to the liver and may cause liver cancer. A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) product, Qianbai Biyan Pian, contains Senecio scandens which contains the unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids, senecionine and seneciphylline. This is now a banned drug. (Safety of Herbal Medicinal Products, July 2002, Medicines Control Agency). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Senecio pulcher Hook.&Arn. Asteraceae Distribution: South America. It has not attracted attention as a medicinal or toxic plant but members of the genus Senecio contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids that are toxic to the liver and may cause liver cancer. A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) product, Qianbai Biyan Pian, contains Senecio scandens which contains the unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids, senecionine and seneciphylline. This is now a banned drug. (Safety of Herbal Medicinal Products, July 2002, Medicines Control Agency). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • This pack contains one Durex Extra-Strong condom and a sachet of Liquid Silk water-based lubricant : condoms are fucking safer / Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Yao Wang, Chinese god of healing also known as the 'King of Medicine', wearing traditional costume and holding a medicine container (?). Watercolour, China, 18--.
  • This pack contains one Durex Extra-Strong condom and a sachet of Liquid Silk water-based lubricant : condoms are fucking safer / Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Oily fish facts : fish provides the body with protein and a rich variety of vitamins and minerals : oily fish in particular contains Omega 3.
  • Oily fish facts : fish provides the body with protein and a rich variety of vitamins and minerals : oily fish in particular contains Omega 3.
  • The first DNA fingerprint. The first three lanes contain DNA from a woman, her mother and her father respectively. Lanes 4 - 11 contain DNA from assorted other species including mouse, baboon, lemur, cow, grey seal and tobacco (last lane). The DNA probe used in this experiment detected tandomly repeated short stretches of DNA called minisatellites whose length varies between individuals.
  • Cupiss' Constitution Powder : contains no poisonous ingredients : as prepared by the late Franciss Cupiss, M.R.C.V.S., Diss... / manufactured by Francis Cupiss Ltd.
  • Oil and condoms don't mix : Baby oil, vaseline, olive oil, butter : If it contains oil keep it away from condoms ... / Health Education Authority.
  • A surgeon shows a gentleman his surgery: the room contains a human skeleton, écorché figures, rows of jars and a variety of medical instruments. Engraving, ca. 1748.
  • A surgeon shows a gentleman his surgery: the room contains a human skeleton, écorché figures, rows of jars and a variety of medical instruments. Engraving, ca. 1748.
  • Two Irishmen in Brighton open a smuggled barrel of what they think is whiskey with a red-hot poker, but it contains gunpowder and explodes. Etching after Cruikshank.
  • A boy is carrying meat on a container across his shoulders, the handles threaten to poke out the eye of a passer-by. Etching by Richard Dighton, 1821.
  • Gourds containing curare.
  • Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in beading. Northern Plains
  • Pascall's Golden Maltex ... : a delicious article of confectionery, guaranteed to contain 25 per cent of Allen & Hanburys' Pure Extract of Malt, "patent no. 1506," ... / James Pascall.
  • Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in quills. Northern Plains
  • Pascall's Golden Maltex ... : a delicious article of confectionery, guaranteed to contain 25 per cent of Allen & Hanburys' Pure Extract of Malt, "patent no. 1506," ... / James Pascall.
  • Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in beading. Northern Plains
  • Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in quills. Northern Plains
  • Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in beading. Northern Plains
  • Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in quills. Northern Plains
  • Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in quills. Northern Plains
  • Glass cylinder containing Mezuzah.
  • A father assists a boy who washes his hands from a container of water hanging from a branch: preventing illness in children in Uganda. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, 2002.