Stem - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 36285 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 187.00 PALMAE Raphia farinifera | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Stem | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Madagascar | TDWG Region | Madagascar | ||
| Parts Held | Stem | Geography Description | Madagascar | ||
| Uses | StemUse: MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 17 D 2 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Hale & Son Messrs Date: 00/01/1912x0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Used for kidney troubles. Raphia:- our people say 'We have sent you a sample of this, and we would like to have it analysed to see what it contains. In the green state hue it is very much sought after by the natives and Europeans for making, into a salad, and it is said that the liquid which these trees give off is very good for kidney trouble.' The above is an extract from a letter from Madagascar. | ||||