Paper, 'An account of the contrayerva' by William Houstoun
Reference number: CLP/10ii/20
Date: 1731
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Contrayerva is a Spanish word that refers to plants that can be used to counteract poisons. It is the common name of plants in the dorstenia species. Houstoun describes the roots, petals, and organs of generation of plants in this species. Includes engraved figures from Philosophical Transactions.
Subject: Botany / Medicine
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of the contrayerva'.
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- CLP/10ii/20
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- 1731
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Houstoun, Paper, 'An account of the contrayerva' by William Houstoun, 1731, CLP/10ii/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10ii_20/paper-an-account-of-the-contrayerva-by-william-houstoun, accessed on 07 June 2026
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Date: 31st December 1731
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0032
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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