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Text-book of medical jurisprudence and toxicology / by John J. Reese.
John J. ReeseDate: 1884
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A general system of toxicology, or, A treatise on poisons : drawn from the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms, considered as their relations with physiology, pathology, and medical jurisprudence / by M.P. Orfila ; translated from the French.
Mathieu OrfilaDate: 1815-1817
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Aeonium undulatum cultivar
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Malay poisons and charm cures / by John D. Gimlette.
Gimlette, John D. (John Desmond), 1867-1934Date: 1923
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Veronicastrum virginicum 'Pink Glow'
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Acacia karoo
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
Synopsis of materia medica, toxicology, and pharmacology : for students and practitioners of medicine / by Forrest Ramon Davison.
Davison, Forrest Ramon, 1898-Date: 1944
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Chelidonium majus (Greater celandine)
Rowan McOnegal
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Viola tricolor 'Black Magic'
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Atropa belladonna (Deadly nightshade)
Rowan McOnegal- Books
O "curare", veneno das flechas na Amazónia / por Paulo E. de Berrêdo Carneiro.
Paulo CarneiroDate: 1945
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Punica granatum L. Lythraceae Pomegranate, granatum malum, balustines. Distribution: E. Mediterranean to Himalayas. The Pomegranate is in the centre of the Arms of the Royal College of Physicians, perhaps for its use in cooling, and therefore for fevers. However it was the sour pomegranate that would have been used as Dioscorides says the sweet ones are unfit for use in agues. Culpeper (1650) makes no mention of the fruit, but says of the flowers ‘... they stop fluxes and the Terms in women.’ In the Complete Herbal and English Physician (1826) says the fruit ‘... has the same general qualities as other acid fruits.’ Of the flowers he says (among other properties) that ‘A strong infusion of these cures ulcers in the mouth and throat, and fastens loose teeth.’ Gerard (1633) says that the cravings of pregnant women can be abolished with the juice, and perhaps it was scurvy which was being treated effectively when he reports that the juice was very effective against splitting of blood and for loose teeth. The dwarf form of this species, Punica granatum var. nana with fruits no more than 3cm across, grows in the border beds. Pomegranate bark can only be sold by registered pharmacies in the UK and used to be used as a vermifuge, with the secondary use that the tincture made from it doubled as a permanent ink. In South Africa the fruit rind is used for diarrhoea and stomach ache, and the bark as a vermifuge, but undesirable side effects make this dangerous. It is reported to be effective against fevers, as a diuretic, to lower blood sugar and to be both antibacterial and antiviral (van Wyk, 2000). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Euonymus americanus L. Celastraceae North America. Millspaugh (1974 ) reports that E. atropurpureus or Wahoo used by Native Americans as a laxative, for stomach upsets and secondary syphilis, coughs, colds and asthma
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
Toxicologie d'urgence : données générales, méthodologie choix de techniques analytiques / [Jean Meunier] ; preface de René Truhaut.
Meunier, Jean, 1927-Date: [1972]
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Essentials of legal medicine, toxicology and hygiene / by C. E. Armand Semple.
Semple, C. E. Armand (Charles Edward Armand), 1845-1895Date: 1890
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Solanum laciniatum Aiton Solanaceae. Kangaroo Apple. Evergreen shrub. Distribution: New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. It contains steroidal saponins that can be converted into steroids, including progesterone, oestrogens, cortisone, prednisolone etc. In 1943, Professor Russell Marker discovered a method of obtaining an unsaturated steroidal saponine, diosogenin, from Mexican yam (Dioscorea mexicana), which can easily and cheaply be converted into steroids, such as prednisone and progesterone, reducing the price of steroid production to a fraction (0.5%) of its former cost. For 20 years drug companies showed little interest, and it was only as a result of Professor Marker forming his own company, and the concerted efforts of several gynaecologists, physiologists and birth-control advocates, that the contraceptive pill was ‘born’ in 1960. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley
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M0010120: Final page of a letter from Richard Brocklesby to Martin Folkes, 1747
Date: 05 August 1947Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/89/24Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Adonis vernalis L. Ranunculaceae. Pheasant's eye, the golden flowered spring (or vernal) Adonis, is named in memory of Adonis, the Greek god of plants, who disappeared into the earth in the winter and reappeared in the spring. The flowers were said to have sprung from his blood when he was gored to death by a wild boar, but this plant must have been the blood red Adonis aestivalis, the summer Adonis. Distribution: Eurasia to Spain and Sweden. Gerard (1633) recommends it for renal stone and intestinal colic. Lewis & Elvin Lewis (2003) note it is poisonous, containing cardiac glycosides (adonitoxin, cymarin, K-strophanthin) and flavonoids. The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)) bans its use for ingestion 'no dose permitted' but allow it to be prescribed by a herbal practitioner on a one-to-one consultation. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley
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Tiger Lily
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Podophyllum peltatum (American mandrake). Also known as 'May apple'.
Sue Snell- Books
Industrial poisons in the United States / by Alice Hamilton.
Alice HamiltonDate: 1925
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Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau, Acanthaceae. Giant salvia. Tropical herbaceous plant. Distribution: Tropical Africa. Brillantaisia patula is used by the Yoruba in south Nigeria for small-pox medication, the roots being mixed with Bahia nitida and Marantolchloa leucantha, Piper guineense and snails. This is made into a soup and the snail piece eaten to protect against smallpox for a year (Neuwinger, 1994) which doubtless was effective after the global eradication of smallpox in 1979. Brillantaisia nitens is used in the Cameroons to treat cardiovascular disorders. Phytochemical screening of Brillantaisia species have shown antibacterial action, vascular smooth muscle relaxant properties. Kew reports their use as soap
Dr Henry Oakeley
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B. Bolton, Recipe Book
Date: c. 1819Reference: MS.8765
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[Arrow poisons : their history, sources, and constituents].
Stockman, Ralph, 1861-1946.Date: [1898]
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Westringia longifolia R.Br. Lamiaceae. Long leaf Westringia. Shrub. Distribution: Australia. Commemorates Dr Johan (John) Peter Westring (sometimes West Ring (1753-1833), also known as Johan Petter Westrin), physician to King Karl XIV of Sweden, and a keen lichenologist. He was born in Linköping, Sweden, where his father was a shoemaker. No information has been found for any medicinal use or toxicity, Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley