Adder's tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum L.): fertile stem with description of the plant and its medicinal uses. Coloured line engraving by J. Basire, the younger, c. 1759, after T. Sheldrake.

  • Sheldrake, Timothy, active 1740-1770.
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[1759]
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18156i
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Adder's tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum L.): fertile stem with description of the plant and its medicinal uses. Coloured line engraving by J. Basire, the younger, c. 1759, after T. Sheldrake. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Adder's tongue is given in powder or juice for wounds or made into an ointment for inflammation

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[London], [1759]

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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 34.7 x 20 cm

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Adder's tongue ... T. Sheldrake delin. J. Basire junr. sculp. The name of the plant is listed in nine languages and a description of the plant and its medicinal uses are given in english

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Wellcome Collection 18156i

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