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  • Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Lamiaceae. Baikal skullcap. Distribution: China. There are several hundred species of Scutellaria, also known as skull caps, so correct identification is important - in particular from Scutellaria lateriflora an American species known as Blue skullcap. The latter is used as an abortifacient and to expel placenta by the Cherokee and for cleaning the throat by the Iroquois (Austin, 2004). Much vaunted as a treatment for rabies with unlikely statistics (1,400 cases cured by one doctor alone). Also as ‘antispasmodic, nervine, [for] chorea, convulsions, tetanus, tremors, delirium tremens, [and as a] diaphoretic and diuretic'. Toxicity symptoms include mental confusion, stupor, headache, vertigo, photophobia, dilated pupils, difficulty in micturition, bradycardia, tremulousness and languor, followed by wakefulness and restlessness (Milspaugh, 1974). Hutchens (1991) reported that it reduces sexual desire and was used for almost every nervous illness. Scutellaria baicalensis contains baicalin, baicalein and wogonin (European Medicines Agency, September 2010). It is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for treating inflammation, cancer, bacterial and viral infections of the lungs and gut and is one of the '50 Chinese herbs' in the lists of some authors. Scutellaria lateriflora (combined with Verbena officinalis, Passiflora incarnata and the seed of Avena sativa (oats) is licensed for use in Britain as a herbal medicine for temporary relief of mild symptoms of stress such as mild anxiety and to aid sleep, based upon traditional use only. Scutellaria baicalensis is not licensed for use in the UK (UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Pilgrims receiving the Eucharist in the chapel of Saint Dymphna at Gheel. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe.
  • David playing the harp before Saul. Etching by W. van der Leeuw after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630.
  • David playing the harp before Saul. Etching by W. van der Leeuw after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630.
  • David playing the harp before Saul. Etching by W. van der Leeuw after Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630.
  • Chapters in the history of the insane in the British Isles / by Daniel Hack Tuke.
  • A tempestuous sea with a man chasing a boat.
  • A cross amidst trees and flames
  • Part of Claybury Mental Hospital seen from the grounds. Drawing by T. Hennell, ca. 1935.
  • A man hurtles to earth where strange beasts roam and a man's half-devoured skeleton lies.
  • Matthew Barwick. Drawing by T. Hennell, ca. 1935.
  • Loss, emotional cancer journey, artwork
  • The healing touch, emotional cancer journey, artwork
  • Bencao Gangmu -- C.16 Chinese materia medica, Bezoars, etc.
  • 4th self-portrait.
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  • 14th self-portrait.
  • Five images of busy street scenes in Japan representing an advertisement for the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.
  • Five images of busy street scenes in Japan representing an advertisement for the Stop AIDS campaign. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.
  • 5th self-portrait.
  • 5th self-portrait.
  • 1st self-portrait.
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  • 16th self-portrait.
  • 9th self-portrait.