| RefNo | RBO/15/11 |
| AltRefNo | RBO.15.121 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Account of the effects of the Oenanthe aquatica Cucytae on three people who had eaten its root in a letter from Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane |
| Date | 1730 |
| Description | Original letter dated 2 September 1730 at North Bierly
Plant is boiled in ale with carminative seeds and powdered ginger and given to cattle for gripes
One of the people who ate the root and convulsions and died; the other two survived
Details of treating a child with smallpox in the area
Read to the Royal Society on 22 October 1730 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |
| NA496 | Richardson; Richard (1663 - 1741) | 1663 - 1741 |