St. John's wort or klamath weed (Hypericum perforatum L.): flowering stem with separate root, flower and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.

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St. John's wort or klamath weed (Hypericum perforatum L.): flowering stem with separate root, flower and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The leaves of Hypericum perforatum are used in medicine, the leaves and fruits for making tea and the whole plant yields a red dye

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[Romae [Rome] : Bouchard et Gravier]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.0 x 22.7 cm

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Hypericum vulgare. C.B.Pin.279 - I.R.H.254 - Hypericon. Dod.Pempt.70 Ital. Iperico, e Perforata - Gall. Millepertius

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Wellcome Collection 17311i

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