EditorialTree of heaven, ailanthus or chouchun, Ailanthus altissima (Aylanthus glandulosa). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau's Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris, 1804-1...
EditorialEfedra or mahuang, Ephedra distachya (Ephedra vulgaris) and Ephedra altissima. Herbal medicine ephedrine used in Chinese medicine and ayurveda. Handcoloured lithograph by Raimondo Petraroja after an illustration by Giorgio Amato from Tenore and Pasqual...