Roman Maschke - Herbarium farmaceutico tedesco - 1958

Rare German Pharmaceutical Herbarium Original 1950s - 90+ Pressed Plants - 8 Giftplants: Atropa Belladonna + Papaver Somniferum with seeds + Digitalis + Daphne Mezereum + Arnica Montana Rare + Euphorbia + Convallaria - Roman Maschke Neugablonz *Description:* Authentic German pharmaceutical herbarium from the 1950s - Over 90 plates - Medicinal and poisonous plants - Collector Roman Maschke, Neugablonz - With original Lala Aufsberg photographs Authentic German pharmaceutical herbarium from the 1950s, handmade throughout. Over 90 thick plates with original pressed plants, each with an original handwritten label in German including Latin name, German name, family, habitat, drug, therapeutic use and date of collection. *Provenance and authenticity certified:* Collector: Roman Maschke, Neugablonz, Fichtenweg 14 - original handwritten signature on every plate dated 1958-1959. Neugablonz is the largest district of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, founded after WWII as one of the five Bavarian Vertriebenenstädte. On the site of the former Dynamit AG explosives factory, after 1945 about 18,000 German expellees from the Gablonz region, today Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech Republic, settled and rebuilt their famous costume-jewellery industry there. Fichtenweg is one of the typical streets of the small refugee houses. The herbarium can therefore be securely dated to the 1950s. *Special Feature - 8 Giftplants (Poisonous Plants) documented:* 1. Atropa Belladonna - Deadly Nightshade - Label: Atropine, Scopolamine, Hyoscyamine (Poison!). Contains atropine. 2. Papaver Somniferum - Opium Poppy - Label: Opium alkaloids, Morphine, Codeine - Narcotic (Poison!). With pressed capsule and original sealed cellophane bag with black seeds. Extremely rare, almost never found in private herbariums. 3. Digitalis Purpurea - Foxglove - Label: Digitalis glycosides, Digitoxin (Poison!) - Cardiac remedy. Cardiac toxin. 4. Daphne Mezereum - Mezereon - Label: Cortex Mezerei - For chronic skin diseases - Thymelaeaceae - Highly toxic plant, bark used for skin diseases. Very rare. 5. Euphorbia Cyparissias - Cypress Spurge - Toxic latex. 6. Convallaria Majalis - Lily of the Valley - Label: Convallatoxin (Poison!) - Digitalis-like heart remedy. 7. Chelidonium Majus - Greater Celandine - Papaveraceae - Poisonous. 8. Senecio vulgaris - Common Groundsel - Label: Herba Senecio vulgaris - Contains toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids harmful to the liver. - Arnica Montana - Arnica Flowers - Asteraceae - Flores Arnicae - For circulatory disorders, asthma - June 58 - R. Maschke. Alpine medicinal plant today protected and gathering forbidden throughout Europe. Yellow flowers pressed and well preserved. Extremely sought after in pharmacy and homeopathy. Absolute rarity in a 1950s herbarium. - Valeriana Officinalis - Valerian - Valerianaceae - On damp meadows - Radix Valerianae - For heart and sleep disorders - Sept. 58. With complete original root preserved. Basis of all modern sedatives. - Menyanthes Trifoliata - Bittergill - Gentianaceae - Peat bogs and marshy areas - Folia Trifolii fibrini - Amarum, Rheuma, Liver - May 59. A bitter plant for liver and rheumatic conditions. - Petasites Officinalis - Red Butterbur - Compositae - Banks of streams and rivers - Folia Petasitidis - Hoarseness, Cough, Asthma - Aug. 58. For hoarseness and asthma. Other documented plates in the professional photos: Viola Tricolor - Wild Pansy with the violet flower still alive - June 58, Betula Pendula - Birch Leaves - For gout and rheumatism, Ranunculus - Buttercup, Allium Schoenoprasum - Chives - Allium, Garlic Chives - Liliaceae, Hedera Helix - Ivy, Sambucus Nigra - Elderflowers - Sambucus, Rumex Acetosa - Sorrel, Pirus Malus / Malus Silvestris - Wild Apple Tree, Vicia - Vetch - Papilionaceae - as animal feed, Brassica Alba / Sinapis Alba - White Mustard - Semen Sinapis - Skin-irritating plasters, spices, Polygonum Aviculare - Knotgrass - Herba Polygoni - Lung TB, Hoarseness, Artemisia absinthium, Calluna vulgaris, Calendula officinalis, Vaccinium myrtillus and many others. *Technical details:* - Over 90 plates, plants fixed with vintage adhesive tape - Green handwritten tag on each page with date and signature R. Maschke - Original foil and cellophane packets with seeds and flowers - Marbled cover from the period with the Herbarium imprint in silver, 8 cm thick, solid binding. Protective Vellum paper for every page. - Frontispiece motto: Der Kräuter Kraft Gesundheit schafft - 2 vintage alpine photographs by Lala Aufsberg affixed: Yellow Gentian at Seealpsee, Allgäu, by photographer Lala Aufsberg. *Condition:* Excellent for age. Pages naturally yellowed, plants well preserved with vivid colors on many plates. Binding solid. *Measurements:* approximately 35 x 30 cm, thickness 7 cm. --- *2. ENGLISH Rare German Pharmaceutical Herbarium 1950s - 90+ Hand-Pressed Plants - 8 Giftplants: Atropa Belladonna + Papaver Somniferum with Seeds + Digitalis + Daphne Mezereum + Rare Arnica Montana + Euphorbia + Convallaria - Roman Maschke Neugablonz *Description:* Original German Pharmaceutical Herbarium from the 1950s - 90+ Boards - Medicinal and Poisonous Plants - Collector Roman Maschke, Neugablonz - With Original Lala Aufsberg Photos - Including Rare Arnica Montana Authentic German pharmaceutical herbarium from the 1950s, entirely handmade. Over 90 thick boards with original pressed plants, each with an original handwritten label in German including Latin name, German name, family, habitat, drug, therapeutic use and collection date. *Provenance and Authenticity:* Collector: Roman Maschke, Neugablonz, Fichtenweg 14 - original handwritten signature on each board, dated 1958-1959. Neugablonz is the largest district of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, founded after WWII as one of the five Bavarian Vertriebenenstädte. On the site of the former Dynamit AG explosives factory, after 1945 about 18,000 German expellees from the Gablonz region, today Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech Republic, settled and rebuilt their famous costume-jewellery industry there. Fichtenweg is one of the typical streets of the small refugee houses. The herbarium can therefore be dated with certainty to the 1950s. *Special Feature - 8 Giftplants (Poisonous Plants):* 1. Atropa Belladonna - Deadly Nightshade - Label: Atropin, Scopolamin, Hyoscyamin (Gift!). 2. Papaver Somniferum - Opium Poppy - Label: Opium alkaloids, Morphin, Codein - Narcotic (Gift!). With pressed capsule and original sealed bag with black seeds. Extreme rarity. 3. Digitalis Purpurea - Foxglove - Label: Digitalis glycosides, Digitoxin (Gift!) - Heart remedy. 4. Daphne Mezereum - Mezereon - Label: Cortex Mezerei - Highly toxic, bark used for skin diseases. 5. Euphorbia Cyparissias - Cypress Spurge - Toxic milky sap. 6. Convallaria Majalis - Lily of the Valley - Label: Convallatoxin (Gift!). 7. Chelidonium Majus - Greater Celandine - Papaveraceae, poisonous. 8. Senecio vulgaris - Common Groundsel - Label: Herba Senecio vulgaris - Contains liver-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids. *Pharmaceutical Highlights - Final Tranche:* - Arnica Montana - Arnica Flowers - Compositae - Flores Arnicae - For circulatory disorders, asthma - June 58 - R. Maschke. Alpine medicinal plant today protected and gathering forbidden in Europe. Yellow flowers still well preserved. Extremely sought after in pharmacy and homeopathy. Absolute rarity in a 1950s herbarium. - Valeriana Officinalis - Valerian - Valerianaceae - On damp meadows - Radix Valerianae - For heart and sleep disorders - Sept. 58. With complete original root preserved. Basis of all modern sedatives. - Menyanthes Trifoliata - Bogbean - Gentianaceae - Enziangewächse - In swamps, boggy drainage - Folia Trifolii fibrini - Amarum, Rheuma, Liver - May 59. - Petasites Officinalis - Red Butterbur - Compositae - Banks of streams and rivers - Folia Petasitidis - Hoarseness, Cough, Asthma - Aug. 58. Other documented boards: Viola Tricolor - Wild Pansy with still violet flower, Betula Pendula - Birch Leaves - For gout and rheumatism, Ranunculus - Buttercup, Allium Schoenoprasum - Chives - Allium - Liliaceae, Hedera Helix - Ivy, Sambucus Nigra - Elderflower, Rumex Acetosa - Sorrel, Pirus Malus / Malus Silvestris - Wild Apple Tree, Vicia - Vetch, Brassica Alba / Sinapis Alba - White Mustard - Sement Sinapis - Skin-irritating plasters, spice, Polygonum Aviculare - Knotgrass - Herba Polygoni - Lung TB, Hoarseness, Artemisia absinthium, Calluna vulgaris, Calendula officinalis, Vaccinium myrtillus and many others. *Technical details:* - 90+ boards, vintage tape, handwritten green label, original foil packets, marbled cover with silver Herbarium embossing, 8 cm thick, flyleaf motto Der Kräuter Kraft Gesundheit schafft, 2 original vintage Alpine photos by Lala Aufsberg. *Condition:* Very good for age. Pages naturally yellowed, plants well preserved. *Size:* approx. 35 x 30 cm, thickness 7 cm. *Provenance:* Private collection Tuscany, originally Southern Germany *Recommended title:* Rare German Gift- and Healing-Plants Herbarium of the 1950s - 90+ hand-pressed - 8 Giftplants: Atropa Belladonna + Papaver Somniferum with Seeds + Digitalis + Daphne Mezereum + Rare Arnica Montana + Euphorbia + Convallaria - Roman Maschke Neugablonz - Lala Aufsberg *Description:* Original German pharmaceutical herbarium from the 1950s - Over 90 plates - Healing and poisonous plants - Collector Roman Maschke, Neugablonz - With original Lala Aufsberg photos - Including rare Arnica Montana Authentic German pharmaceutical herbarium from the 1950s, fully handmade. Over 90 thick plates with original pressed plants, each with original handwritten label in German including Latin name, German name, family, habitat, drug, therapeutic use and collection date. *Provenance and authenticity:* Collector: Roman Maschke, Neugablonz, Fichtenweg 14 - original handwritten signature on each plate, dated 1958-1959. Neugablonz is the largest district of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, founded after WWII as one of the five Bavarian expellees’ towns. On the grounds of the former Dynamit AG explosives factory, after 1945 about 18,000 German expellees from the Gablonz region, today Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech Republic, settled and rebuilt their famous fashion jewellery industry. Fichtenweg is one of the typical streets of the small refugee houses. The herbarium can thus be dated to the 1950s. *Special feature - 8 Giftplants documented:* (As above) *Pharmaceutical Highlights - Final tranche:* (As above) Other documented boards: (As above) Details: 90+ plates, vintage tape, handwritten green label, original foil packets, marbled binding with silver herbarium embossing, 8 cm thick, frontispiece motto Der Kräuter Kraft Gesundheit schafft, 2 original vintage Alpine photos by Lala Aufsberg. Condition: Very good for age. Naturally yellowed pages, well-preserved plants. Size: approx. 35 x 30 cm, thickness 7 cm. Provenance: Private collection Tuscany, originally Southern Germany (1950s).

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