Seeds - Specimen details

Seeds - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 67367

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Plant Name 11.00 CRUCIFERAE Lepidium sativum Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Seeds Vernacular Name
Iso Country Not defined TDWG Region Not defined
Parts Held Seeds Geography Description Sahara
Uses SeedsUse: MEDICINES User: Man TDWG use MEDICINES
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Donor Henry Dr TA Donor No
Donor Date 13/04/1923 Donor Notes
Collector Rodd Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
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Notes: Label source: Pounded and given with onions and tobacco in water to camels for the 'disease of the blood'. Pounded and drunk with water to patient whose 'blood is sick? '. I have never seen it administered to people so I cannot tell the nature of the com, plaint. Seed of a grass known in Tamashegr as 'Araruf' in Arabic 'Gaggi' ? Said to be used by the Tuaregs of the Sahara. Collected by Mr Rodd. Forwarded to Kew for determination by Dr T A Henry, Welcome Chem Research Lab. King Street London. E.C.1 See Let, ter Book XV p.73.

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