A plant related to birthwort, (Aristolochia longa L.): flowering stem with separate rhizome and sections of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

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[1774]
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16908i
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A plant related to birthwort, (Aristolochia longa L.): flowering stem with separate rhizome and sections of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Birthwort = Aristolochia clematatis

Aristolochia longa is used to treat snake-bite, as a tonic and to relieve stomach ailments

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[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1774]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.0 x 23.0 cm

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Aristolochia longa, vera I.R.H.162 - Gall. Aristoloche longue

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Wellcome Collection 16908i

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