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Illicium verum Hook.f. Illiciaceae Chinese Star Anise Distribution: China. Illicium anisatum Japanese Star Anise. Distribution Japan. Illicium verum is used as a spice in Asian cooking and for Star Anise tea. The distilled oil is added to cough mixture used by children. Introduced to Europe in 1588 (Pharmacographia Indica, 1890). Illicium anisatum syn. religiosum, has been confused with it (Lindley, 1838, Bentley 1861) but is poisonous and was used to make incense in Japanese and Chinese temples. It was called Skimi by Kaempfer. The seed pods of both species contain shikimic acid (the name being derived from the Japanese word for the plant - shi-kimi) from which Tamiflu, the antiviral drug was synthesised. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Digital Images
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Illicium anisatum L. Illiciaceae Japanese Star Anise. Distribution Japan. This was also called Illicium religiosum and the fruits are toxic. Effects of taking Illicium anisatum tea include epilepsy, vomiting, shakiness and rapid eye movements (US Food and Drug Administration report, 2003). Lindley (1838) and Bentley (1861) thought that I. anisatum was used in cooking, but they were describing the uses of I. verum which is used as a spice in Asia. Illicium anisatum syn. religiosum is 'used to make incense in Japanese and Chinese temples and was called Skimi by Kaempfer. This derives from the Japanese word 'shi-kimi'. The seed pods of both species contain shikimic acid (the name being derived from the Japanese) from which Tamiflu, the antiviral drug was synthesised. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Pictures
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Two flowering plants: a knot grass (Illecebrum species) and star anise tree (Illicium verum). Coloured etching, c. 1811.
Date: 4 March 1811Reference: 25540i- Pictures
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Top, nerves of the lower limb, anterior (left) and posterior (right) views; below, centre, the plant Illicium verum (Chinese star anise, badian). Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.
Date: [between 1834 and 1837]Reference: 578018i- Books
Para una genealogia de los boticarios catalanes : nota sobre los Anisant y Vellalta de Sabadell / R. Jordi.
Jordi González, Ramón.Date: 1986- Archives and manuscripts
Daugny, Anis & Amiel, François
Daugny, Anis & Amiel, FrançoisDate: 1647-1648Reference: MS.232- Digital Images
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Prostanthera ovalifolia R.Br. Lamiaceae Alpine anise bush, Oval leaf Mintbush, Purple mintbush. Woody shrub. Distribution: Australia. Minty flavoured leaves used in jams and jellies. Various essential oils are produced from commercially grown P. ovalifolia (cis-dihydroagarofuran, kessane, 1,8-cineole which is also known as eucalyptol, p-cymene,) and P. cuneata also contains eucalyptol. Concentrations of essential oils in the plants vary according to the clonal variety, growing conditions and time of year. Aboriginal peoples used Prostanthera leaves in medicinal ointments and washes, but one species, P. striatiflora, was used to poison waterholes to kill visiting emu (Hegarty, 2001). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
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Specification of Jeanne Barbe, veuve Lopez : antibilious powder.
Barbe, Jeanne.Date: 1855- Books
Das Bahá'ítum und die Medizin : ein medizinhistorischer Beitrag zum Verhältnis von Religion und Medizin /Stephan Anis Towfigh.
Towfigh, Stephan Anis, 1981-Date: [2004], ©2004- Books
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Dissertatio inauguralis medica de analepticis quibusdam nobilioribus, e cinnamomo, aniso stellato, et asa foetida ... / [Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin].
Gmelin, Samuel Gottlieb, 1744-1774.Date: [1763]- Books
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Schola mediciae universalis nova : Pars prior, continens historiam medicinae, anatomiam, physiologiam, atque pathologiam specialem, cum plurimis tabulis aenis / auctore Gulielmo Rowley.
Rowley, William, 1742-1806.Date: 1794- Archives and manuscripts
[Biogastrone Papers]
Date: c.1959-c.1966Reference: PP/DOL/B/1/92Part of: Doll, Sir Richard (1912-2005)- Books
Herbs for pregnancy, postpartum care + children.
Wolf, CaitlinDate: [201-?]- Books
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Armamentarium naturae systematicum, seu introductio ad philosophiam modernorum naturalem, per forman institutionum aphoristicè olim tradita, nunc verò perpetuô commentario & fig. aenis illustrata. Accedit historia literaria S.R.I. Academiae naturae curiosorum. Antehâc seorsim continuata, nunc primum̀ conjunction edita / [Michael Bernhard Valentini].
Valentini, Michael Bernhard, 1657-1729.Date: 1709- Books
Mothering and motherhood in ancient Greece and Rome / edited by Lauren Hackworth Petersen and Patricia Salzman-Mitchell.
Date: 2012- Journals
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The Palestine yearbook of international law
Date: ©1984-- Archives and manuscripts
A Misc
Date: 1964-1968Reference: PP/MAC/A.1Part of: Macdonald, Professor George- Books
Comics for choice : illustrated abortion stories, history, and politics / edited by Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor, and Ø.K. Fox; cover illustration by Sophia Foster-Dimino.
Date: [2017]- Books
Healing spices : how to use 50 everyday and exotic spices to boost health and beat disease / Bharat B. Aggarwal with Debora Yost.
Aggarwal, Bharat B., 1950-Date: [2011]- Books
Medical care output and productivity / edited by David M. Cutler and Ernst R. Berndt.
Date: 2001- Books
Young families : gender, sexuality and care / / edited by Nolwazi Mkhwanazi and Deevia Bhana.
Date: 2017- Archives and manuscripts
Other Organisations
Date: 1948-1974Reference: PP/CPB/FPart of: Blacker, Carlos Paton FRCP (1895-1975)- Pictures
Episodes in the "Arabian nights". Colour heliogravures after oil paintings by A. Letchford, 1897.
Letchford, Albert, 1866-1905.Date: [1897?]Reference: 35096i