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  • For use in a salt free diet : Ruthmol, the chloride-free table salt : indications: cardiac disease with decompensation, renal affections, hypertension, slow healing wounds, tuberculosis, gout, obesity, allergic phenomena, eczema (idiopathic) / The Antigen Laboratories.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Lilium henryi Baker Liliaceae. Tiger Lily. Bulbous perennial. Distribution: China. This commemorates Dr Augustine Henry (1857–1930) who collected plants in China and Taiwan while working for Britain’s Imperial Customs Service (Oakeley, 2012). Reported to cause renal failure in cats. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Bergenia ciliata (Haw.)Sternb. Saxifraginaceae. Elephant's ears. Named for Karl August von Bergen (1704-1759), physician and botanist, professor at Viadrina University, Frankfurt. Has hairy leaves, hence ciliata. Distribution: E. Afghanistan, Himalayas, Assam. Used for fevers, diarrhoea, bruises and boils, coughs, renal stones, diabetes, heart disease, haemorrhoids, stomach disorders (Harish et al www.ijabpt.com). It was described in the 1820s so there is no early literature. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Adonis vernalis L. Ranunculaceae. Pheasant's eye, the golden flowered spring (or vernal) Adonis, is named in memory of Adonis, the Greek god of plants, who disappeared into the earth in the winter and reappeared in the spring. The flowers were said to have sprung from his blood when he was gored to death by a wild boar, but this plant must have been the blood red Adonis aestivalis, the summer Adonis. Distribution: Eurasia to Spain and Sweden. Gerard (1633) recommends it for renal stone and intestinal colic. Lewis & Elvin Lewis (2003) note it is poisonous, containing cardiac glycosides (adonitoxin, cymarin, K-strophanthin) and flavonoids. The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)) bans its use for ingestion 'no dose permitted' but allow it to be prescribed by a herbal practitioner on a one-to-one consultation. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. Asteraceae. English, Roman or garden chamomile Distribution: Europe, Mediterranean. Culpeper (1650): “... assuage swellings, inflammations of the bowels, dissolve wind, are profitable given in clysters or drink, to such as are troubled with colic or [renal] stone.” The leaves are pleasantly fragrant, hence its use as a lawn plant, but also in aromatherapy. A ‘tea’ made from the flowers is apparently used to lighten hair colour. Chamomile contains sesquiterpene lactones, and these are known to possess allergenic properties. Hypersensitivity reactions have been reported in this and other members of the Compositae (Asteraceae) and cross sensitivity reactions may occur (Medicines Control Agency, 2002). Analgesic, and used for cramps and spasms (Quincy, 1718). Chamomile tea is used to help sleep, but may cause uterine contractions so avoid in pregnancy (US National Institutes of Health advice). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Kidney: tuberculous pyonephrosis
  • Human kidney proximal tubule
  • Kidneys showing bilateral atrophy (tissue wasting)
  • Silhouette figures with red kidneys highlight representing free screening to mark World Kidney Day on 11 March 2010 in Kenya. Colour lithograph, 2010.
  • Human kidney cell, Gated-STED microscopy
  • Mouse kidney
  • Mouse kidney
  • Urea crystals
  • Urea crystals
  • Urea crystals
  • Calcium oxalate crystals in urinary sediment
  • Embryonic kidney cells
  • Hormone release from a kidney cell, STORM and TIRFM
  • Embryonic kidney cells
  • Acute nephritis in calf kidneys
  • Riñon L.A.D.A. : extracto total de glandula, oral e inyectable ... / LADA, Laboratorios Aliados de América, S.A.
  • Riñon L.A.D.A. : extracto total de glandula, oral e inyectable ... / LADA, Laboratorios Aliados de América, S.A.
  • Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris Moench): flowering and fruiting stems with separate root, floral segments, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • Anatomy of the heart in ancient Chinese medicine, woodcut
  • Eberth-Om vacuna antitifoparatifica curativa por via bucal con antigeno Vi : Coli-Om vacuna anticolibacilar / Estudio Om.
  • Eberth-Om vacuna antitifoparatifica curativa por via bucal con antigeno Vi : Coli-Om vacuna anticolibacilar / Estudio Om.
  • Leprosy: kidney
  • Edward's syndrome karyotype, 47,XY,+18
  • <I>Plasmodium falciparum</I> malaria: blackwater fever