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  • Tussilago farfara L. Asteraceae. Coltsfoot. Distribution: Europe, N. Africa, W & N Asia . Culpeper (1650) writes: ‘Tussilago. Coltsfoot. ... they are admirable good for coughs and consumptions of the lungs, shortness of breath etc. It is often used and with great success taken in a tobacco pipe, being cut and mixed with a little oil of Annis seeds.’ It is hepatotoxic genotoxic and carcinogenic due to the pyrrolizidine alkaloids that it contains. It should not be taken internally (Medicines Control Agency, 2002). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Painted figures reach up towards the world representing an advertisement for World AIDS Day, December 1st, by the National AIDS Strategy [Canada]. Colour lithograph by Vivian Reiss and Quorum Graphics.
  • An elephant wearing a condom on its raised trunk runs across a desert; advertising safe sex. Colour lithograph by M. Westrup for Wizard & Genius-Idealdecor AG, 1993.
  • Two elephants coupling with the message in German 'only with a condom' representing an advertisement for 10 years of AIDS of the AIDS-Hilfen in Austria. Colour lithograph by Buenos Dias.
  • A man puts his arm around a woman with a speech bubble above them containing a condom; a safe-sex advertisement by the NGO AIDS Consortium with PATH in Kenya. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • Men and women from all walks of life including a man in army camouflage uniform, a nurse, a businessman wearing a suit and briefcase and a painter; an advertisement for the Tanzania AIDS Project by USAID and AIDSCap. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Two hands wrap around each other to form the shape of the AIDS red ribbon against a grainy backdrop of the world within a circle inscribed with the slogan 'Shared rights. Shared responsibility'; an advertisement by the Kenya National AIDS/STD Control Programme, part of the Kenya Ministry of Health. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A man and wife with their two children representing a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the NGO AIDS Consortium with PATH in Kenya. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A group of young people sitting under a tree being taught the 'Facts about AIDS' by a man sitting in a chair with thatched mud houses beyond; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by the NGO AIDS Consortium with PATH in Kenya. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A group of medical staff appealing to help with family planning issues: a calendar promoting the Population Education Project in Kenya. Colour lithograph, 1992.
  • A man sitting with his arms around 2 women holding bottles, a man lies collapsed on a table in front: preventing HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Colour lithograph by FHI/Impact, ca. 2000.
  • A woman removing a packet of condoms from some trousers in a laundry basket: preventing HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Colour lithograph by FHI/Impact, ca. 2000.
  • Numerous children's faces with a message about AIDS related orphans in the Pacific; advertisement by the Pacific Islands AIDS and STD Prevention Programme (PIASPP). Colour lithograph by André Passa, 1993.
  • A couple walking along a beach, representing a safer sex advertisement by the Pacific Islands AIDS and STD Prevention Programme (PIASPP). Colour lithograph by Jipé Le Bars and Martial Dosdane, 1992.
  • Two Fijian couples sitting chatting among trees with a backdrop of a bamboo fence and message about community committment to prevent AIDS; advertisement by the Pacific Islands AIDS and STD Prevention Programme (PIASPP). Colour lithograph by Jipé Le Bars and Martial Dosdane, 1992.
  • A drunken couple stagger towards their lodging: a warning against excessive drinking in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ben Nyan'oma for the Young Men as Equal Partners (YMEP) Project, ca. 2000.
  • A woman tending a sick child: protecting children from flu and pneumonia in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • Parents talking to their children about sexuality: sexual health education in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ben Nyan'oma for the Young Men as Equal Partners (YMEP) Project, ca. 2000.
  • A couple with their child beneath an umbrella bearing the letters 'PF: National Programme of family planning in Senegal. Colour lithograph by Ministère de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale, ca. 2000.
  • Hands receiving a drop of blood: appeal for blood donors in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Sunburst Communications for Kenya Red Cross Society, ca. 2000.
  • A woman raises her hand to her partner as she considers marriage: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Federal Ministry of Health, ca. 2001.
  • A couple reading a family planning method leaflet: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Federal Ministry of Health, ca. 2001.
  • A pregnant woman beside a health worker: safe child birth in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Staywell Foundation, ca. 2000.
  • A woman breastfeeding her baby; promoting family health in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph, ca. 2000.
  • A mother breastfeeding her baby in Uganda. Colour lithograph by Delivery of Improved Services for Health in Uganda, 1999.
  • A range of contraceptive methods: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Federal Ministry of Health, ca. 2001.
  • A pregnant woman visiting the clinic at different stages of her pregnancy: reducing risks of child birth in Uganda. Colour lithograph by Delivery of Improved Services for Health II, 2001.
  • Appeal for blood donors in Kenya. Colour lithograph bu Sunburst Communications, 2010.
  • Completed form for blood donor appeal in Kenya. Colour lithograph bu Sunburst Communications, 2010.
  • Numerous children cling to their stressed mother: promoting tubal ligation contraception in Uganda. Colour lithograph by the DISH, ca. 2001.