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  • The face of a man suffering from acute eczema and dermatitis, caused by irritant drug applications and poison ivy. Colour lithograph after Mracek (?), ca. 1905.
  • A Japanese physician applying moxa (a substance produced from leaves of various wormwoods) as a cautery: igniting it on the skin of a patient's back. Wood engraving.
  • Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.
  • Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.
  • Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.
  • Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake)
  • Podophyllum hexandrum (Indian mandrake)
  • Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.