Therapy Collection (#47)

Stacked pebbles. Pebbles are smooth, eroded remains of larger rocks

Gene therapy, conceptual image. Computer artwork representing the treatment of chromosomes (purple) to repair abnormally functioning genes

Hydropathy, satirical artwork
Hydropathy. Satirical artwork showing a patient being doused in ice-cold water as part of a form of water cure. This was known historically as hydropathy, and is now known as hydrotherapy

Woundcare gel therapy, artwork
Woundcare gel therapy. Artwork showing the cellular effects of woundcare therapy using a platelet-leucocyte enriched gel to support soft tissue and bone healing

Eye laser therapy, artwork
Eye laser therapy. Artwork showing three stages in laser therapy to correct corneal deformation. The outer layer of the cornea is cut open and a flap (left) pulled back

Stem cell therapy, artwork
Stem cell therapy. Artwork showing stem cells (in green cylinder) being added to a patients bloodstream in the region of the liver (brown)

Cupping, historical artwork
Cupping. Historical artwork showing the use of suction cups, a form of traditional medicine used to bring bad blood to the surface from internal organs

Chinese ginseng (Panax ginseng) fruits. Photographed in the Primorsky Territory, Russia

Heartsease (Viola tricolor) flowers. This plant has long been used in traditional herbal medicine. It is believed to act as an expectorant (aiding coughing) and a diuretic. Photographed in the UK

Fennel seeds, SEM
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seeds, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). As well as its culinary use, Fennel is also commonly used to treat complaints such as indigestion, stomach pains

Cumin seeds, SEM
Cumin seeds, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These seeds are from Cuminum cyminum, a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae

Evening primrose flowers (Oenothera biennis). This plant has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties. The oil extracted from it is taken as a sedative

Blessed thistle plant
Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) plant

Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Marigold flower (Calendula officinalis). This plant is commonly used in herbal medicine to treat minor skin wounds, reduce inflammation and to treat eczema. It is also edible

Marigold flowers
Marigold (Calendula officinalis) flowers. These can be used medicinally in infusions for treating wounds, as they have an anti-inflammatory effect, and reduce pain

Foxglove flowers (Digitalis purpurea). This plant has long been used in herbal medicine as a tonic. An extract from the plant, the drug digoxin

Artemisia flowers (Artemisia sp.) clustered on a branch. The Artemisia plants have many medicinal properties, with some being used to prepare drugs to treat malaria

Barberries and leaves
Barberry fruits and leaves (Berberis vulgaris) on branches. This shrub is native to Europe. Parts of it are used in herbal medicine

Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa) flower spikes. The leaves of this perennial plant can be added to soups or salads, while the juice of the plant is believed to be diuretic (encourages urination)

Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Marigold flower (Calendula officinalis). This plant is commonly used in herbal medicine to treat minor skin wounds, reduce inflammation and to treat eczema. It is also edible

Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus)
Dittany (Origanum dictamnus). This plant is a source of herbal tea. The leaves and flowers are used in herbal medicine to heal wounds, soothe pain, ease childbirth and for gastric ailments

Artemisinin malaria drug molecule. Computer model of the malaria drug artemisinin. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (green), hydrogen (blue) and oxygen (red)

Donepezil Alzheimers drug. Computer model of a molecule of the Alzheimers drug donepezil. Atoms are represented as rods and are colour-coded: carbon (green), hydrogen (white)

Rivastigmine Alzheimers drug. Computer model of a molecule of the Alzheimers drug rivastigmine. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour- coded: carbon (green), hydrogen (white)

Galantamine, Alzheimers drug
Galantamine. Computer model of a molecule of the Alzheimers drug galantamine, marketed under the name Reminyl. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (green), hydrogen (white)

Memantine, Alzheimers drug
Memantine. Computer model of a molecule of the Alzheimers drug memantine. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (green), hydrogen (white) and nitrogen (blue)

Spearmint plants

Corydalis flowers (Corydalis ambigua). The roots of this medicinal plant are used for their sedative, narcotic (sleep-inducing) and painkilling (analgesic) effects

Alfalfa seeds. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Alfafa (Medicago sativa) seeds. Alfalfa, also known as lucerne, is cultivated as an important forage crop (eaten by grazing livestock)

Tacrine Alzheimers drug molecule
Tacrine. Molecular model of the Alzheimers drug tacrine, marketed under the name Cognex. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (blue)

Artemisinin malaria drug molecules. Computer artwork of molecules of the malaria drug artemisinin in the bloodstream. This drug is effective against populations of the malaria parasite

Rivastigmine Alzheimers drug molecule
Rivastigmine Alzheimers drug. Molecular model of the Alzheimers drug rivastigmine. Atoms are represented as rods and are colour-coded: carbon (light blue), hydrogen (yellow)

Galantamine Alzheimers drug molecule
Galantamine. Molecular model of the Alzheimers drug galantamine, marketed under the name Reminyl. Atoms are represented as rods and are colour-coded: carbon (light green), hydrogen (purple)

Donepezil Alzheimers drug, molecular model
Donepezil Alzheimers drug. Molecular model of the Alzheimers drug donepezil. Atoms are represented as rods and are colour-coded: carbon (blue), hydrogen (yellow)

HIV antibody therapy. Molecular model of the interaction of the HIV surface protein gp120 (green, lower right) as it interacts with a human white blood cell surface protein (CD4, blue)

Cholesterol enzyme affected by a drug
Cholesterol enzyme being affected by a drug. Molecular model of the shape of the human enzyme Hmg-Coa reductase interacting (complexed) with the anti-cholesterol drug Fluvastatin (not seen)

HIV enzyme being affected by a drug. Molecular model of HIVs reverse transcriptase enzyme as it interacts with a drug (not seen)

Chinese acupuncture, artwork
Chinese acupuncture, coloured historical artwork. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese system of medicine. It supposes that meridians (routes throughout the body)

Wall germander (Teucrium chamaedrys) flowers. Germander is used in herbal medicine for digestive complaints, bronchitis, gout and nasal catarrh

Mat and cone making, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Mat and cone making at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Spinning flax, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates spinning flax at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Shoe mending class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys in a shoe mending class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boot workshop, NIPRCC, East Harling, Norfolk
Boot-making workshop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Children at Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton
Children in the hot water bathing pool at the Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

King George V Sanatorium, Godalming, Surrey
Aerial view of the 230-bed King George V Sanatorium between Milford and Hydestile near Godalming in Surrey. It was established in 1922 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as part of their expanding

Spa Treatments - Aix Les Bains, France
A man undergoing treatments in the new cleansing cabin at Aix-Les-Bains, France

Body / Plastic Renovation
Neo-plastic renovation therapy - a mechanical fountain of youth which rejuvenates the human body, in a beauty parlour of the future

Mother and sleeping child
A mother instructs her sleeping child with hypnotism to help it sleep

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