Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.

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[1778]
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17392i
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Burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The root of burnet saxifrage is used medicinally as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory

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[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1778]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 36.7 x 22.5 cm

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Tragoselinum majus umbella candida I.R.H.309. Saxifraga major C.B.P.159. Ital. Sassifragia maggiore Gall. Boucage

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Wellcome Collection 17392i

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