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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17173i
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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

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.3 x 22.8 cm

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

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Wellcome Collection 17173i

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