Ranunculaceae to AnacardiaceaChurchill, 1875 " ... Classic in the field of medicinal plants ... Bentley (1821 - 96) and Trimen (1821 - 93, also an explorer and friend of Charles Darwin), produced a comprehensive account of the major plants used in the medicine of the day. Each plant entry (306 in all) consists of several sections, including: a physical description of the plant and its parts, its habitats, botanical classification, commerce and medicinal uses, varieties, chemical composition, and an explanation of the plates. Each entry is accompanied by a colored illustration and several b/w drawings of the parts."--Abebooks website. |
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Acacia ACACIA SENEGAL acute alkaloid anthers apex aromatic astringent axils Baill Balsam bark base Berg & Sch bitter blunt bracts branches British Pharmacopoeia brown calyx Carpels Characters coca collected colour commonly constituents corolla cotyledons cultivated cylindrical DBlair DESCRIPTION OF PLATE Description.-A distillation dried elaterium employed endosperm erect externally Figures.-Woodville filaments fleshy flowers fruit Galbanum Gardens Genus green hairs hairy Hanbury Hayne inch long Journ labdanum leaves Lindl Linn M&N Hanhart Medical Properties native nearly Nees numerous nutmeg oblong obtained odour official ovary ovules pale pericarp petals petiole Pharm Pharmacographia Pharmacopoeia of India plant Quassia radicle resin rhatany rhizome root santonin scammony seeds Senegal Sepals sessile short shortly stalked slender slightly smooth soluble species specimen Stamens stem Steph stigma strychnia Syme tannic acid tapering taste thick Transverse section tree U. S. Disp upper Vertical section volatile oil yellow