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The principal diseases of India, briefly described : with hints on the duties of medical officers in that country / by Charles Alex. Gordon.
Gordon, Charles Alexander, 1821-1899.Date: 1847- Pictures
Anatomical figures with detachable parts. Colour lithographs by American Manikin Co., ca. 1890.
Date: [1890?]Reference: 2133374i- Ephemera
The spider and fly : the advertiser takes this opportunity of informing his friends and a discerning public, that he continues the trade of making drunkards, paupers, thieves, beggars, adulterers, and murderers, on the most reasonable terms, and without notice.
Date: [between 1820 and 1829?]- Ephemera
Drug advertising ephemera. Box 97.
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A doctor tells an obese lady all the possible horrendous diseases she might have. Wood engraving after J. Leech.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Reference: 15575i- Archives and manuscripts
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M0003415: Chart showing reducing public health concerns for women, 1915-1917 / M0003415EB: Charts showing "Convictions for Drunkenness in England and Wales" for Women
Date: 14 March 1933Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/27/100Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Digital Images
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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.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Archives and manuscripts
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Case histories on insane jealousy and alcohol-related psychiatric disorders
Date: 1876-1889Reference: PP/KEB/A/23Part of: Krafft-Ebing, Professor Richard Freiherr von- Archives and manuscripts
HW and FPW: Hydrotherapy and Balneotherapy. Includes also cuttings etc on Climatotherapy
Date: 1897-1945Reference: PP/FPW/B.158Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)- Archives and manuscripts
'INSULIN - Miscellaneous - "D"'
Date: 1944-1947Reference: WF/BIM/02/02/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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On the influence of minute doses of mercury : combined with the appropriate treatment of various diseases, in restoring the functions of health, and the principles on which it depends / by A. P. W. Philip, M.D.
Philip, Alexander Philip Wilson, 1770-1847.Date: 1834- Archives and manuscripts
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Parkes Pamphlet Collection: Volume 28
Date: 1847-1856Reference: RAMC/474/28Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Monthly Memoranda (points for propaganda)
Date: 1940Reference: WF/M/GB/30/11Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd