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  • 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.
  • A Tartar warrior mounted on an ox, behind him an encampment of tents (left), and a ploughed field (right) Engraving by Rennoldson, c.1760.
  • A man and woman read a list of advice regarding sexual health on a wall representing an AIDS prevention advertisement by Amref, Tanzania. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A woman wearing a head scarf holds up a condom to a man who beckons her towards a bed; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by Amref and Mutan, Tanzania. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A woman and a man holding a bottle enter the 'Santa Guest House' as two men sitting at a table drinking look on; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by Amref and Mutan, Tanzania. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.