False Tragacanth - Specimen details

False Tragacanth - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 57814

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Plant Name 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Astragalus gummifer Entry Book Number
Artefact Name False Tragacanth Vernacular Name
Iso Country Not defined TDWG Region Not defined
Parts Held False Tragacanth Geography Description
Uses False TragacanthUse: MEDICINES User: Not defined TDWG use MEDICINES
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Donor Pharm Soc GB Donor No 35 C 10
Donor Date Donor Notes Hanbury Collectionx0Dx0A
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Notes: Label source: Inferior Tragacanth, Gomme pseudo adragante. Guibourt, with whose specimen in Dr Pereiras collection this has been compared produced by A.gummifer, Labillardiere according to Guibourt in Hist Des Drog. 1850 Tom 3 p.418. This gumis sold at a, very low price at the London Drug Sales as Gum Tragacanth. I am informed that oit is brought from Constantinople. 1850 DH. Bastard Tragacanth or Hog gum of some of the brokers.

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