Morus alba, Willd. (White morus)
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). The plant is used for coughs, colds and sore eyes in modern Chinese herbalism; also used commercially as a foodplant for the Silkworm (Bombyx mori)
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Date: 3rd December 2007
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Morus alba, Willd. (White morus)
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). The plant is used for coughs, colds and sore eyes in modern Chinese herbalism; also used commercially as a foodplant for the Silkworm (Bombyx mori)
© RBG KEW
Media ID 654471
19th Century Botanical Art East India Company India Medicine Moraceae Useful Plants William Roxburgh Collection
Filename: ROX00001966.jpg