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Ref NoOBJ/OBJ/10/4
Acc No2024/3
TitlePressed Ruta graveolens
Date[2010]
TermArtefact
Abortion and miscarriage
Botany
FormatArtefact
Description Of ItemKnown as common rue or herb-of-grace. It was once used for medicinal purposes. In the Tacuinum Sanitatis, a medieval handbook on wellness, the uses of rue are noted. It states that rue sharpens eyesight, aids the digestive system and induces miscarriages.
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