Brooklime or beccabunga (Veronica beccabunga L.): flowering stem with roots. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
- Date:
- [1774]
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- 16851i
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The shoots of brooklime are eaten as a vegetable and a decoction of the leaves is used as a diuretic and to improve appetite
Publication/Creation
[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1774]
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Lettering
Veronica aquatica major, folio subrotundo. Moris.H.Oxon.part 2.323. - I.R.H.145. Anagallis aquatica, major, folio subrotundo. C.I.Pin.252. - Berula, seu Anagallis aquatica. Taber.Icon.719. - Ital. Beccabunga. Gall. Le Beccabunga
Reference
Wellcome Collection 16851i
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Location Status Access Closed stores