Medicinal Gallery
Available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Gift Items
Choose from 681 pictures in our Medicinal collection for your Wall Art or Photo Gift. Popular choices include Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Posters and Jigsaw Puzzles. All professionally made for quick delivery.
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Persian pharmacy, 13th century artwork
Persian pharmacy. 13th century Arabic artwork entitled The Preparation of Medicine from Honey'. This image was produced in Baghdad, Iraq, whilst it was still part of the Persian Empire. It is from a 1224 Arabic translation of the manuscript De Materia Medica, written by the ancient Greek physician Dioscurides (c.40-c.90 AD), in which he described herbs and herbal remedies. A doctor can be seen stirring the medicine in a large bowl over an open fire (centre), while the large pots (urns) used to store it are at top
© SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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Harvesting honey, 15th century
Harvesting honey. 15th-century artwork showing the collection and use of honey, as part of a section describing honey's medicinal and therapeutic properties. This artwork is from a 15th-century Italian copy of a manuscript by the Andalusian Arab physician Albucasis (936-1013). The manuscript title translates as Observations on the nature of different alimentary and hygenic products'. A copy of the manuscript is held at the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF)
© SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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Leaf oil glands, SEM
Leaf oil glands. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a thyme plant's leaf surface (Thymus vulgaris). Two types of leaf trichomes (hairs) are seen. The small spiky, hairs may have a protective function or reduce evaporation from the leaf. The flattened structures (pink) are modified glandular hairs that are the source of the aromatic oil of thyme. Thyme is used as a herb in cooking. It also has medicinal properties. Magnification: x320 when printed 10cm high
© STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
