Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume Middle of Middle

Middle of Volume Middle

A botanical woodcut illustration of a thorny shrub, identified by the title as "Huci" Tiger Thorn, Damnacanthus indicus. The drawing depicts a gnarled stem with sharp, prominent thorns, small paired oval leaves, and a bell-shaped flower at the end of a branch. Detailed roots are shown at the base of the plant.