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Counselling for social anxiety disorder, illustration
Jasmine Parker![view Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill. Ranunculaceae. Pasque flower. Distribution: Europe. Lindley (1838) and Woodville (1790) knew this as Anemone pulsatilla, the common name being Pasque (Easter) Flower. At the end of the 18th century it was recommended for blindness, cataracts, syphilis, strokes and much more, treatments which, as was clear to physicians at the time, were valueless. Gerard (1633) writes: ‘They serve only for the adorning of gardens and garlands, being floures of great beauty’. It is in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, all members of which are poisonous. It was recommended, by mouth, for ‘obstinate case of taenia’ (tapeworms). One hopes it was more toxic to the worm than the patient. Flowers with a central disc and radiating florets were regarded as being good for eye complaints under the Doctrine of Signatures. Porta (1588) writes (translated): ‘Argemone [Papaver argemone], and anemone, have flowers of this shape, from this they cure ulcers and cloudiness of the cornea’. There were occupational diseases even before there were words like pneumoconiosis, and Lindley writes that ‘the powder of the root causes itching of the eyes, colic and vomiting, if in pulverising it the operator do not avoid the fine dust which is driven up.’ Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/B0009140/full/120%2C/0/default.jpg)
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Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill. Ranunculaceae. Pasque flower. Distribution: Europe. Lindley (1838) and Woodville (1790) knew this as Anemone pulsatilla, the common name being Pasque (Easter) Flower. At the end of the 18th century it was recommended for blindness, cataracts, syphilis, strokes and much more, treatments which, as was clear to physicians at the time, were valueless. Gerard (1633) writes: ‘They serve only for the adorning of gardens and garlands, being floures of great beauty’. It is in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, all members of which are poisonous. It was recommended, by mouth, for ‘obstinate case of taenia’ (tapeworms). One hopes it was more toxic to the worm than the patient. Flowers with a central disc and radiating florets were regarded as being good for eye complaints under the Doctrine of Signatures. Porta (1588) writes (translated): ‘Argemone [Papaver argemone], and anemone, have flowers of this shape, from this they cure ulcers and cloudiness of the cornea’. There were occupational diseases even before there were words like pneumoconiosis, and Lindley writes that ‘the powder of the root causes itching of the eyes, colic and vomiting, if in pulverising it the operator do not avoid the fine dust which is driven up.’ Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Ribcage, Hodgkin lymphoma patient, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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Microvasculature of grey parrot head
Scott Echols
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM
Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute
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Sclera (white part) of the human eye
Macroscopic Solutions
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Lichen Planus Buccal Mucosa
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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Complete skeleton of a marabou stork
Michael Frank, Royal Veterinary College
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Internal structure of the lungs, 3D printed plastic
Dave Farnham
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Complete skeleton of a Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Michael Frank, Royal Veterinary College
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Acute nephritis in calf kidneys
Michael Frank, Royal Veterinary College
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Microvasculature of rat heart, iris and kidney
Scott Echols
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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Tragopogon pratensis L. Asteraceae Goats beard, Salsify, Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon. Distribution: Europe and North America. This is the Tragopogion luteum or Yellow Goats-beard of Gerard (1633) who recommended them boiled until tender and then buttered as being more delicious than carrots and parsnips and very nutritious for those sick from a long lingering disease. Boiled in wine they were a cure for a 'stitch' in the side. In the USA children collect the milky sap onto a piece of glass and, when dry, chew it as bubble-gum. The name 'Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon' referes to the flowers which close at noon and the spherical radiation of seed plumules which then appear. Salsify is now applied as a name for T. porrifolius and Scorzonera hispanica. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Stomach from a neonatal dog, longitudinal section
David Linstead
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), cancer therapy, SEM
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal, Noelia Rubio, David McCarthy & Izzat Suffian
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Developing pollen grains in a Chrysanthemum flower bud, LM
Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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Young white female health professional in uniform with laptop
Adrian Wressell, Heart of England NHS FT
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Pink Glow'
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Love, hand drawn illustration
Lester Magoogan
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Brain blood vessels, suspected meningitis, 3D printed nylon
Dave Farnham
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