Images Dated 1st June 2004

Ppg-1032 Gunnera Manicata

PPG-1032
GUNNERA MANICATA
Gunnera manicata
Pascal Goetgheluck
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© Pascal Goetgheluck/ardea.com

Pla Nts, Plant

KEL-1468

KEL-1468
HEMATITE, Var. Turgite - An important iron Ore. Fe2 O3
Ray, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Ken Lucas

© Ken Lucas / ardea.com

America, American, Geology, Hamatite, Iron, Metal, Metals, Metals And Minerals, North America, North American, United States

Woodcut of mandrake root

Mandrake root. Coloured woodcut of the root of a mandrake plant, Mandragora autumnalis, once widely used for narcotic and medicinal purposes. The root of the plant is shown as a man. The mandrake is a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. Its long taproot was once thought to resemble a human; it was believed that the root would scream when pulled from the ground, deafening the collector. The root contains hysocamine, scopolamine and mandragorin. Its effect when taken is to cause hallucinations followed by sleep and possibly death. Image taken from John Gerard's Herbal of the 16th century

© DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY