Medicinal Collection (page 9)

Shi si jing fa hui
2626545 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of 'Shi si jing fa hui'

Arabic formulary 'Compound Remedies Arranged According to Ailment', 13th century
2625363 Arabic formulary 'Compound Remedies Arranged According to Ailment', 13th century; (add.info.: by Najib al-Din al-Samarqandi The copy appears to have been made by the copyist preparing)

Patent medicine label for Sybilline leaves
2623747 Patent medicine label for Sybilline leaves; (add.info.: Patent medicine label for Sybilline leaves by Florence & Fanny)

Patent medicine label for Bennett Pieters & Cos
2623744 Patent medicine label for Bennett Pieters & Cos; (add.info.: Patent medicine label for Bennett Pieters & Co. celebrated Red Jacket stomach bitters)

Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving)
3329492 Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting two alchemists distilling an Elixir, during the Elizabethan Period)

Thomas Wakley
3586365 Thomas Wakley; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Wakley (1795-1862) an English surgeon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
3586030 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

James Young Simpson, 19th century (engraving)
3586167 James Young Simpson, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of James Young Simpson (1811-1870) a Scottish obstetrician. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles
5310094 Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles; (add.info.: Advertisement for Geraudel's Pastilles - used to treat coughs. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving)
5310031 Louis Pasteur, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting a wealthy woman visiting her physician, 19th century
5309484 Engraving depicting a wealthy woman visiting her physician, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a wealthy woman visiting her physician)

Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century
5309445 Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a private nurse tending to her patient)

Women colecting leeches for medicinal purposes. From George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814
527494 Women colecting leeches for medicinal purposes. From George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting Brompton Hospital, Fulham, London, 19th century
5310615 An engraving depicting Brompton Hospital, Fulham, London, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1844); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims
5312076 Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims)

A battery of twenty cells used to give therapeutic shocks
5311889 A battery of twenty cells used to give therapeutic shocks; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a battery of twenty cells used to give therapeutic shocks)

Pulvermacher's chain
5311888 Pulvermacher's chain; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pulvermacher's chain: the patient would hold the handles of the zinc/copper/zinc chain, each link of which was wound round wood)

The collection of sap from the Manna Ash
5312148 The collection of sap from the Manna Ash; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the collection of sap from the Manna Ash in Sicily)

Iris Florentina
5312133 Iris Florentina; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Iris Florentina - one of the sources of orris root powder used in perfumes and medicines. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims
5312077 Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims)

Advertisement for ozone paper
5311927 Advertisement for ozone paper; (add.info.: Advertisement for Ozone Paper for the relief and cure of Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis and Bronchitic Asthma)

A woodcut engraving depicting Gentile da Foligno examining a sample of urine
5311638 A woodcut engraving depicting Gentile da Foligno examining a sample of urine. Gentile da Foligno (1280-1348) an Italian professor and doctor of medicine

An engraving depicting the collecting of sap from the Manna Ash (Fraxinus Ornus) - Sicily
5311621 An engraving depicting the collecting of sap from the Manna Ash (Fraxinus Ornus) - Sicily. The sweet substance was sold for food and also used in medicines, mainly as a laxative

An engraving depicting an operation to correct Strabismus (cross-eye), 19th century
5311415 An engraving depicting an operation to correct Strabismus (cross-eye), 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1886); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Santorio Santorio
5307546 Santorio Santorio.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Santorio Santorio seated in his balance (a steelyard) in which he could eat and sleep

The use of cupping therapy
5307485 The use of cupping therapy.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the use of cupping therapy. Cupping therapy is a form of alternative medicine)

An engraving depicting a glass eye-bath, 19th century
5311419 An engraving depicting a glass eye-bath, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An advertisement for Carter's Little Liver Pills, 19th century
5311235 An advertisement for Carter's Little Liver Pills, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1898); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting a blood-letting man, showing points of blood-letting connected with signs of the Zodiac
5311213 A woodcut engraving depicting a blood-letting man, showing points of blood-letting connected with signs of the Zodiac, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a doctor at the patient's bedside, 19th century
5311209 An engraving depicting a doctor at the patient's bedside, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1887); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting oak apples and gall wasp responsible for them
5310958 A woodcut engraving depicting oak apples and gall wasp responsible for them. These galls had various uses, including the dye for wool and ink (Aleppo galls)

Cartoon titled 'disappointment in store' depicts a man on his death bed being visited by his physician
5309485 Cartoon titled 'disappointment in store' depicts a man on his death bed being visited by his physician, 19th century; (add.info)

Engraving depicting a country doctor making up a prescription, 19th century
5309354 Engraving depicting a country doctor making up a prescription, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a country doctor making up a prescription)

Marsh thistle, Cirsium palustre scop
5855768 Marsh thistle, Cirsium palustre scop.; (add.info.: Marsh thistle, Cirsium palustre scop. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt
5855626 Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt.; (add.info.: Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt)

Leaves and stems of galanga, Alpinia kumatake Mak
5855613 Leaves and stems of galanga, Alpinia kumatake Mak.; (add.info.: Leaves and stems of galanga or galangal, Alpinia kumatake Mak. (Zingiberacea, ginger). Kumatakeran

Rhizome and leaves of Alpinia chinensis Rose, mogyaku
5855609 Rhizome and leaves of Alpinia chinensis Rose, mogyaku.; (add.info.: Rhizome and leaves of Chinese alpinia, Alpinia chinensis Rose (Zingiberacea, ginger), Mogyaku or Aonokumatakeran

Four opposing leaves on a single stem of Inula helenium. Yellowhead. Mokkou
5855600 Four opposing leaves on a single stem of Inula helenium. Yellowhead. Mokkou.; (add.info.: Four opposing leaves on a single stem of Inula helenium. Yellowhead. Mokkou)

Leaves and flowers on a delicate, curved stem of carum. Ibukiseri
5855588 Leaves and flowers on a delicate, curved stem of carum. Ibukiseri; (add.info.: Leaves and flowers on a delicate, curved stem of carum)

Mezereon, Daphne mezereum
5855063 Mezereon, Daphne mezereum; (add.info.: Mezereon, Daphne mezereum. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Red bryony, Bryonia dioica
5855062 Red bryony, Bryonia dioica; (add.info.: Red bryony, Bryonia dioica. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Scammony, Convolvulus scammonia
5855059 Scammony, Convolvulus scammonia; (add.info.: Scammony, Convolvulus scammonia. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Levant wormseed, Artemisia cina, and ground wormwood, Artemisia absinthium
5855057 Levant wormseed, Artemisia cina, and ground wormwood, Artemisia absinthium; (add.info.: Levant wormseed, Artemisia cina, and ground wormwood, Artemisia absinthium)

Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis
5855051 Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis; (add.info.: Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Golden shower tree, Cassia fistula
5855125 Golden shower tree, Cassia fistula; (add.info.: Golden shower tree, Cassia fistula. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

White horebound, Marrubium vulgare
5855109 White horebound, Marrubium vulgare; (add.info.: White horebound, Marrubium vulgare. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium
5855088 Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium; (add.info.: Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn)

Cowbane, Cicuta virosa
5855083 Cowbane, Cicuta virosa; (add.info.: Cowbane, Cicuta virosa. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

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"Unlocking the Medicinal Secrets of Nature: From Nutmeg to Juniper" Discover the hidden treasures of nature's medicine cabinet with these powerful plants and trees. Myristica sp. Nutmeg, known for its aromatic flavor, holds medicinal properties that aid digestion and relieve pain. English oak or pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) offers a wealth of health benefits, including anti-inflammatory effects and support for cardiovascular health. White willow or golden willow (Salix alba) has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for pain relief due to its salicylate content, similar to aspirin. The juniper tree (Juniperus communis) boasts antimicrobial properties and is often utilized in traditional medicine for urinary tract infections. The common oak tree (Quercus robur), renowned for its majestic presence, provides therapeutic benefits such as reducing inflammation and promoting healthy skin. Geo Roes Irish Whisky adds a touch of warmth while wheat or bread wheat (Triticum vulgare) brings nourishment to our bodies. Fig (Ficus carica), not only deliciously sweet but also rich in fiber and essential minerals like potassium, supports digestive health. Maidenhair tree leaves from Ginkgo biloba enhance cognitive function and improve blood circulation. Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace from Myristica offer both culinary delights and potential medicinal uses such as relieving nausea or soothing indigestion. Lavandin-Lavender with single Sunflower presents an enchanting combination that harnesses lavender's diverse healing properties - anti-infective, spasmolytic, analgesic - providing calmness amidst life's chaos. Lastly, let us not forget the juniper berries from Juniperus communis which possess diuretic qualities aiding kidney function while adding a unique flavor profile to various dishes. Nature truly holds remarkable remedies within its grasp; it is up to us to explore and appreciate the medicinal wonders it offers.