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Three trephinated skulls of people who may have suffered from headaches or epilepsy, Papua New Guinea. Halftone.
Reference: 21406i- Pictures
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An African medicine man cupping and bleeding two patients. Wood engraving by Dalziel after J. Leech.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Reference: 21359i- Pictures
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An African medicine man operating on a man's hand. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 21375i- Pictures
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A Kandyan shaman in full costume. Process print.
Reference: 21410i- Pictures
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A shaman or medicine man with extensive body painting and nose stick, Australia. Colour process print.
Reference: 21429i- Pictures
A Maiduguri medicine man or shaman, Nigeria. Halftone after O.S.M Temple.
Temple, O. (Olive), 1880-1936.Reference: 21326i- Pictures
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Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: a head-hunter's hut, south east New Guinea, in the Hall of Primitive Medicine. Photograph.
Reference: 28786i- Pictures
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A shaman or medicine man with extensive body painting, Worgaia, Central Australia. Process print.
Reference: 21428i- Pictures
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Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: the Hall of Primitive Medicine. Photograph.
Reference: 28791i- Pictures
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An African shaman or medicine man dressed in ritual mask and costume. Coloured photograph.
Reference: 22171i- Pictures
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A Maiduguri medicine man or shaman, Nigeria. Halftone after a photograph attributed to O.S.M. Temple.
Temple, O. (Olive), 1880-1936.Reference: 21395i- Pictures
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A man bleeding a woman in her arm by using a bow and arrow. Etching.
Reference: 21450i- Pictures
Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: the Hall of Primitive Medicine. Photograph.
Reference: 28809i- Digital Images
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Epimedium pubescens Maxim. Berberidaceae. Horny (sic) Goat Weed. Distribution: China. Marketed as an aphrodisiac, with the ability to act like sildenafil and for osteoporosis. Side effects reported include dizziness, dry mouth, vomiting and cardiac irregularity. It is not listed in Wiart (2006) or Wichtl (1994). Its reputation began, apparently, when a Chinese farmer observed increased sexual activity in his goats after they had been eating Epimedium. Given the enormous profits made by medicines such as sildenafil, it is indicative of its therapeutic value that it has not been taken up by a pharmaceutical company. Poor absorption from the gut and lack of information on toxicity may be responsible. It is not licensed for sale in the UK as a Traditional Herbal Remedy (Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration, January 2013) and has not been assessed or approved by the European Medicines Agency's Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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A shaman or medicine man from the Lower Congo. Colour process print after N.H. Hardy.
Hardy, Norman H.Reference: 21296i- Pictures
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Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: figurines in the Hall of Primitive Medicine. Photograph, 1913 (?).
Reference: 28784i- Digital Images
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Arctium lappa L. Asteraceae. Greater Burdock. Distribution: Europe to India and Japan. Dioscorides (Beck, 2003) writes: '... helps those who spit blood and who suffer from abscesses ... plastered on it stems the pains around the joints that stem from twistings. The Leaves are applied beneficially on old ulcers.' Culpeper (1650) writes: ‘Burdanae, etc. Of Bur, Clot-Bur or Burdock, ... helps such as spit blood and matter, bruised and mixed salt and applied to the place, helpeth the bitings of mad dogs. It expels wind, easeth pains of the teeth, strengthens the back, helps the running of the reins, and the whites in women, being taken inwardly.’ The roots contain inulin, which is made into a non-digestible sweetener for diabetics. It has a multitude of uses in herbal medicine, in particular it is a component of a compound called ‘essiac’ that has been widely used as a treatment of cancers in the USA, but which is of no proven benefit. The young roots can be eaten raw or cooked. The seeds are hairy and care should be taken when harvesting them as inhaled they are reported as ‘toxic’. The root is licensed for use in Traditional Herbal Medicines in the UK (UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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A Zulu medicine woman or shaman practising in Basutoland, South Africa. Halftone after a photograph by L. Fairclough.
Fairclough, T. Lindsay.Reference: 21348i- Digital Images
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First edition of Bencao Gangmu; Chinese, 1590
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A Liberian medicine man or shaman, West Africa. Halftone.
Reference: 21322i- Pictures
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A Ntumbasee medicine man or shaman in full costume. Halftone.
Reference: 21394i- Pictures
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A Dayak shaman or medicine man holding a flaming torch and some charms. Wood engraving.
Reference: 21386i- Pictures
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A Niam-Niam medicine man or shaman, equatorial Africa. Halftone after R. Buchta.
Buchta, Richard.Reference: 21388i- Pictures
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A Niam-Niam medicine man or shaman, equatorial Africa. Halftone after R. Buchta.
Buchta, Richard.Reference: 21321i- Pictures
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Healthcare and prevention of disease in Communist China. Colour lithographs, 195-.
Date: [1950?-1955?]Reference: 660263i