Dittander (Lepidium latifolium L.): flowering and fruiting stem with root and separate segments of flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
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Description
Dittander was eaten in salads by Ancient Greeks and the roots and leaves were used to treat abdominal complaints and scurvy
Lepidium latifolium = (Nastursium latifolium)
Publication/Creation
[Romae (Rome)] : Bouchard et Gravier
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.3 x 22.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Lepidium latifolium. C.B.Pin.97. - I.R.H.216. Lepidium Pauli I.B.2.940 - Lepidium Plinii. Dod.Pempt.716. - Ital. Erba Salsa
Reference
Wellcome Collection 17173i
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Location Status Access Closed stores