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  • Dianthus caryophyllus L. Caryophyllaceae Carnation, clove-gilliflowers - Mediterranean Culpeper (1650) writes that ‘Clove-gilliflowers, resist the pestilence, strengthen the heart, liver and stomach, and provokes lust.’ They smell strongly of cloves, and an oil made from the petals is used in perfumery, soaps etc. The petals are sometimes used as a garnish for salads. In herbal medicine they are used to make a tonic. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Illicium verum Hook.f. Illiciaceae Chinese Star Anise Distribution: China. Illicium anisatum Japanese Star Anise. Distribution Japan. Illicium verum is used as a spice in Asian cooking and for Star Anise tea. The distilled oil is added to cough mixture used by children. Introduced to Europe in 1588 (Pharmacographia Indica, 1890). Illicium anisatum syn. religiosum, has been confused with it (Lindley, 1838, Bentley 1861) but is poisonous and was used to make incense in Japanese and Chinese temples. It was called Skimi by Kaempfer. The seed pods of both species contain shikimic acid (the name being derived from the Japanese word for the plant - shi-kimi) from which Tamiflu, the antiviral drug was synthesised. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • 'Bynin' Emulsion : a valuable nerve food and restorative : February 1914.
  • 'Bynin' Emulsion : a valuable nerve food and restorative : February 1912.
  • 'Bynin' Emulsion : a valuable nerve food and restorative : February 1915.
  • Alepol brand sodium hydnocarpate / Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.).
  • Alepol brand sodium hydnocarpate / Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.).
  • Alepol brand sodium hydnocarpate / Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.).
  • Alepol brand sodium hydnocarpate / Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.).
  • 'Bynol' the 'Allenburys' malt & oil : an easily digested nutrient and restorative : December 1913.
  • Bynol the perfected malt & oil.
  • Bynol The 'Allenburys' malt & oil : an easily digested nutrient and restorative : December 1925, January 1926, February 1926.
  • Bynol The 'Allenburys' malt & oil : an easily digested nutrient and restorative : December 1925, January 1926, February 1926.
  • 'Kepler' cod liver oil with malt extract : rich in Vitamins A, B and D.
  • Fowke & Aston's black oils are invaluable amongst horses and cattle, in all cases of bruises occasioned by the saddle, swellings, fistula, ulcer, sore shoulders : also to sheep when bitten by dogs, and ewes when bruised in lambing : or when applied in time to any serious wound, will prevent gangrene / prepared only by Fowke & Aston, chemists, Stafford.
  • 'Bynin' Emulsion : a valuable nerve food and restorative : February 1913.
  • "Bynol" The "Allenburys" malt & oil : an ideal combination of Cod Liver Oil and Malt for children : December 1910.
  • Bynol the "perfected" malt & oil : an ideal combination of Cod Liver Oil and Malt for children : December 1907.
  • Bynol The "Allenburys" malt & oil : an ideal combination of Cod Liver Oil and Malt for children : December 1908.
  • Crookes Halibut Oil : scientifically extracted. Deodorized and clarified. Spectrographically and biologically tested.
  • Vignettes showing the properties and use of Taetz capsules. Lithograph, ca. 1910.
  • Yodelca : yodo, arsenico, fosforo : indicación precisa en los estados linfáticos, escrofulosis, tuberculosis ganglionar, etc. : Aditamina, concentrado de vitaminas A y D naturales, en aceite de hidago de pescado / Laboratorio Dr. Domingo Plasencia, S.A.
  • Yodelca : yodo, arsenico, fosforo : indicación precisa en los estados linfáticos, escrofulosis, tuberculosis ganglionar, etc. : Aditamina, concentrado de vitaminas A y D naturales, en aceite de hidago de pescado / Laboratorio Dr. Domingo Plasencia, S.A.
  • Halycitrol : Crookes' pure halibut liver oil "Collosol" brand (regd.) with orange juice and glucose : a delightful and refreshing drink rich in vitamins A D & C. / Crookes Laboratories (British Colloids Ltd.).
  • Halycitrol : Crookes' pure halibut liver oil "Collosol" brand (regd.) with orange juice and glucose : a delightful and refreshing drink rich in vitamins A D & C. / Crookes Laboratories (British Colloids Ltd.).
  • Give sales a lift with Piprelix : the powerful remedy for roundworms.
  • Give sales a lift with Piprelix : the powerful remedy for roundworms.
  • The pleasant preparation of Halibut Liver Oil.
  • Fowke & Aston's white oils are most approved in cases of stiffness, swelling, strains, inflammation of the lungs or throat &c. / prepared only by Fowke & Aston, chemists, Stafford.
  • Thursday Plantation : the world's most powerful natural antiseptic.