Two flowering plants: thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) on the left and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) on the right. Colour process print, 1924.

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12 April 1924
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25610i
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Two flowering plants: thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) on the left and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) on the right. Colour process print, 1924. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (42 Cannon Street) : Morgan Brothers Ltd., 12 April 1924 (London : The Avenue Press)

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2 prints : process print, printed in colour ; images 14 x 8.9 cm

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Nature pictures of medicinal plants (III) Datura stramonium, Linn. n.o. Solanaceae. common names: apple of Peru; devil's apple ... French: stramoine; pomme épineuse ... German: stechapfel; dornapfel. parts used: dried leaves (in asthma powders) and seeds (for tincture and extract). active principles (alkaloids): hyoscyamine and atropine. Hyoscyamus niger, Linn. n.o. Solanaceae. common names: black henbane; chenile ... French: jusquiame noire. German: bilsenkraut ... parts used: fresh flowering tops for juice and green extract; dried leaves and flowering tops. active principles (alkaloids): hyoscyamine and hyoscine (= scopolamine)

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Wellcome Collection 25610i

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