An essay on the Rhus toxicodendron : with cases of its effects in the cure of paralytic affections, and other diseases of great debility / By Johnn Alderson.
A short medical essay by the Hull physician John Alderson, printed locally in 1804, arguing for poison oak (Rhus toxicodendron) as a treatment for paralysis and debility, addressed to practising doctors. The single hand-coloured plate shows a cut stem with compound leaves in dull greens on cream paper, useful for botanical spot art, herbal labels and period pharmacy motifs.
