Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris Medikus): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate segments of flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
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Description
Leaves of shepherd's purse are used in salads and to treat eye disease and dysentery in Chinese medicine
Publication/Creation
[Romae (Rome)] : Bouchard et Gravier
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 37.4 x 23.1 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Bursa Pastoris major folio sinuato. C.B.Pin.108. - I.R.H.216. - Ital. Borsa di Pastori. - Gall. Tabouret
Reference
Wellcome Collection 17175i
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Location Status Access Closed stores