Fruit/seed - Specimen details

Fruit/seed - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 55829

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Plant Name 80.00 UMBELLIFERAE Ferula sp Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Fruit/seed Vernacular Name
Iso Country India TDWG Region India
Parts Held Fruit/seed Geography Description India
Uses Fruit/seedUse: MATERIALS - Essential Oils User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Essential Oils
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Donor Pharm Soc GB Donor No 23 E 1
Donor Date Donor Notes Dymock Dr (Presented by)x0Dx0A
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Notes: Label source: The see dookoo is said to be imported from Persia and Afghanistan. The carpels are broadly elliptical, and vary much in size, the largest are 5/8 inch long and 3/8 broad; foliaceous, convex in the middle, with a dilated border consisting of, coarse cellular tissue; colour reddish brown over the seed, margin yellowish, dorsal ridges seven, the three central filiform, vittae in dorsal furrows ten to thirteen, vittae of connussure six? The vittae contains a quantity of yellow oily fluid having, a powerful lemon odour. By distillation a light yellow essential oil was obtained with an odour like oil of orange leaf. This seed is used as a carminative and stimulant; it is said to be diuretic.

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