Hog fennel (Peucedanum ostruthium (L.) Koch.): flowering stem with separate leaf, rootstock, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

Hog fennel is also known as Master wort

Peucedanum ostruthium = (Imperatoria ostruthium) = (Selenium ostruthium)

An alcoholic extract of hog fennel is used to treat stomach upsets, the roots were used for bronchial catarrh and the leaves to flavour cheese

[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1778]

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.2 x 22.6 cm

Imperatoria pratensis major. I.R.H.317 Ital. Imperatoria Gall. Imperatoire

Wellcome Collection 17448i