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Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. Onagraceae. Ozark Sundrops, Bigfruit Evening Primrose. Formerly O. missouriensis. Distribution: South central USA. O. macrocarpa does not appear to have been used medicinally, but other species are so used. Austin (2004) records that O. biennis (Evening Primrose) was used by Native Americans as a potherb in West Virginia. Leaves as salad, roots boiled like potato also infusion to treat obesity and relieve piles (Cherokee)
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Fuchsia magellanica Lam. Onagraceae. Hardy fuchsia. Semi-hardy shrub. Distribution: Mountainous regions of Chile and Argentina where they are called 'Chilco' by the indigenous people, the Mapuche. The genus was discovered by Charles Plumier in Hispaniola in 1696/7, and named by him for Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), German Professor of Medicine, whose illustrated herbal, De Historia Stirpium (1542) attempted the identification of the plants in the Classical herbals. It also contained the first accounts of maize, Zea mays, and chilli peppers, Capsicum annuum, then recently introduced from Latin America. He was also the first person to publish an account and woodcuts of foxgloves, Digitalis purpurea and D. lutea. The book contains 500 descriptions and woodcuts of medicinal plants, arranged in alphabetical order, and relied heavily on the De Materia Medica (c. AD 70) of Dioscorides. He was a powerful influence on the herbals of Dodoens, and thence to Gerard, L’Escluse and Henry Lyte. A small quarto edition appeared in 1551, and a two volume facsimile of the 1542 edition with commentary and selected translations from the Latin was published by Stanford Press in 1999. The original woodcuts were passed from printer to printer and continued in use for 232 years (Schinz, 1774). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
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Monografiia vodianogo oriekha (Trapa natans, L.) i khimicheskiia izsliedovaniia nad nim : dissertatsiia na stepen' magistra farmatsii / Konrada Pavlovicha Romashko ; tsenzorami dissertatsii, po porucheniiu Konferentsii, byli professory N.V. Sokolov, A.F. Batalin i S.A. Przhibytek.
Romashko, Konrad Aleksandr Pavlovich, 1855-Date: 1891- Pictures
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Four flowering plants, including an orchid on the left. Watercolour.
Reference: 23118i- Pictures
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Enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana L.): flowering stem with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17369i- Pictures
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Enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana L.): flowering stem with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17367i- Pictures
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Enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
Naudin, Philibert, active 1870.Date: [1865]Reference: 24671i- Pictures
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Marsh ludwigia plant (Ludwigia palustris): flowering stem with roots. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24478i- Pictures
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A fuchsia (Fuchsia species): flowering stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
Briscoe, H.Date: [1870]Reference: 26140i- Pictures
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Three cultivars of fuchsia (Fuchsia species): flowering stems. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1860, after himself.
Stroobant, L., active 1850-1860.Date: [1854-63]Reference: 26325i- Pictures
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Five flowers of a garden fuchsia (Fuchsia cordifolia). Coloured aquatint by D. Hayes, c. 1841.
Date: [1833-59]Reference: 26187i- Pictures
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Willow-herb (Epilobium sp.): flowering stem with separate rootstock, floral segment and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17368i- Pictures
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Willow-herb (Epilobium palustre): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822.Date: 1 September 1796Reference: 25085i- Pictures
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Two cultivars of fuchsia (Fuchsia species): flowers and a leaf. Coloured lithograph, c. 1855.
Date: [1833-59]Reference: 26167i- Pictures
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Three British garden plants, including an orchid: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1838.
Date: 1838Reference: 27401i- Pictures
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Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
Date: 1837Reference: 27375i- Pictures
Three garden flowers: a tulip (Tulipa cultivar) and two fuchsias (Fuchsia cultivars). Coloured aquatint by D. Hayes, c. 1843.
Date: [1833-59]Reference: 26188i- Pictures
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Seven plants, including two orchids and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
Date: 1836Reference: 27722i- Pictures
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Seven plants, including two orchids and an alstroemeria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
Date: 1836Reference: 27719i- Pictures
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Seven plants, including four orchids and a fuchsia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1835.
Date: 1835Reference: 27691i- Pictures
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Eight plants, including two orchids and an iris: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
Date: 1836Reference: 27789i- Pictures
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Eight plants, including two orchids, a delphinium and a laburnum: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
Date: 1837Reference: 27854i- Pictures
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Seven garden plants, including a fuchsia and monkey flower: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
Date: 1834Reference: 27457i- Pictures
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Four British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
Date: 1837Reference: 27380i- Pictures
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Seven plants, including two orchids, a camellia and two hawthorns: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
Date: 1836Reference: 27725i