Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.

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[1775]
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17055i
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Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The leaves of motherwort were used as a nerve tonic and heart stimulant and the whole herb as a source of green dye

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[Romae (Rome)] : [Bouchard et Gravier], [1775]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.2 x 22.8 cm

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Cardiaca I.R.H.186. - Marrubium Cardaica dictum, forte. I.Theophrasti.C.B.Pin.230 - Ital. Cardiaca - Gall. Agripaume

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Wellcome Collection 17055i

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