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Opuntia humifusa Raf. Cactaceae Eastern prickly pear, Indian fig. Distribution: Eastern North America. Stearns (1801) reports 'OPUNTIA a species of cactus. The fruit is called the prickly pear. If eaten it turns the urine and milk in women's breast red'. This is likely to be Opuntia robusta. The ripe fruits are reported edible, raw, and the leaf pads also, either raw or cooked. The fine spines, glochids, cause severe skin irritation so should be wiped off or burnt off prior to cooking and eating. Moerman (1998) reports that O. hemifusa was widely used by Native American tribes for wounds, burns, snakebite, warts (fruit), and as a mordant for dyes used on leather. Widely used, with the spines removed, as a famine food, and dried for winter use. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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Eucryphia glutinosa (Poepp. & Endlich.) Baill. Eucryphiaceae. Santo sour cherry. Woodland tree. Distribution: Ancient genus from Gondwanaland. Native of Chile, other species being found in eastern coastal Australia. It is now rare in its habitat, since it was much used as a timber tree. Australian aboriginals have used leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida) as an antiseptic and styptic. A recent investigation by the Australian Government Rural Industries and Development Corporation (B R D’Arcy, 2005) finds that leatherwood honey is rich in phenolic acids that possess some antibacterial and anti-oxidant activity. These natural products have been proposed as preservers of freshness in foodstuffs - a possible alternative to the synthetics currently used.
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Gaultheria procumbens Kalm Ericaeae. Wintergreen, teaberry, boxberry, chickerberry. Distribution: North American forests. Named for French physician/botanist Jean Francois Gaultier (1708-1756). Physician to the French King, emigrated to Quebec in 1742. Researched flora of North America, died of typhus (Oakeley, 2012). Source of oil of wintergreen. Ten pounds of oil can be extracted from a ton of leaves. Toxic effects: Stupidity, swelling of the tongue, food craving, epigastric tenderness, vomiting, dyspnoea, hot skin, tachycardia, restlessness (MiIlspaugh, 1974). Active chemical is methyl salicylate. Used topically for musculo-skeletal conditions, it is converted to salicylic acid when absorbed. Excess use has caused a death. Salicylic acid is also used for warts and corns (first described by Dioscorides in 70CE)
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
Coming full circle : spirituality and wellness among native communities in the Pacific Northwest / Suzanne Crawford O'Brien.
Crawford O'Brien, Suzanne.Date: [2013]- Digital Images
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Tiarella 'Pinwheel'
Dr Henry Oakeley- Digital Images
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Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'
Dr Henry Oakeley- Digital Images
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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Pink Glow'
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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Pink Glow'
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
Smoke signals : the native takeback of North America's tobacco industry / Jim Poling, Sr.
Poling, Jim, Sr.Date: [2012], ©2012- Digital Images
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Oleander (Nerium oleander) leaf, LM
Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen- Books
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Essai sur les accidens relatifs à la menstruation / [Edme Samuel Castaing].
Castaing, Edme-Samuel, 1796-1823.Date: 1821- Archives and manuscripts
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Parkes Pamphlet Collection: Volume 58
Date: 1865-1871Reference: RAMC/474/58Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection