Liquorice plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra): flowering stem with pod and seed. Coloured engraving, c. 1792, after F. J. Schultz.

  • Schultz, Franz Johann.
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[1792-1804]
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20789i
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The rhizomes of the liquorice plant are a source of liquorice used in confectionary, cough mixtures, lozenges and other medicinal products, in plug tobacco & in brewing stout

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[Vienna], [1792-1804]

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1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 25.6 x 16 cm

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Glycyrrhiza glabra. Der fettglattichte Sussholzstrauch

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Wellcome Collection 20789i

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