Hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale L.): inflorescence, leaf, stem base, fruit and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

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[1778]
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17452i
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Hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale L.): inflorescence, leaf, stem base, fruit and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Hog fennel is used veterinally, a decoction of the root is used in medicine and resin from the plant is similar to Gum Ammoniac

Peucedanum officinale = (P. altissimum) = (Selinum officinale)

Peucedanum officinale is also known as sulphur root

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

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.0 x 22.6 cm

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Peucedanum majus Italicum. C.B.Pin.149 I.R.H.318 Ital. Peucedano volgare. Gall. Fenouil de Porc

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Wellcome Collection 17452i

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