An engraving depicting Wild or Sea Asparagus

An engraving depicting Wild or Sea Asparagus with a form with prickly leaves. Young shoots of wild asparagus were used as a medicinal diuretic and treatment for renal disorders. From John Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum or The Theater of Plantes'. London, 1640

1640 Asparagus Botanicum Disorders Diuretic Horticulture Medicinal Parkinson Plantes Prickly Renal Shoots Theatrum

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