Grape Vine, Medicinal Plant, 1737
A Curious Herbal, Plate 153. Wine has been drunk for thousands of years, valued for its therapeutic effects, as well as for its mood-enhancing qualities. Blackwell writes that wine "strengthens the stomach, helps digestion, comforts ye bowels, and is a great preservative against the plague." Grape Vine (Vitis vinifera). Vitis is a genus of about 60 species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. Grape Vine has astringent, anti-inflammatory, detoxifying and anti-sclerotic properties. Seeds and leaves are astringent. Leaves have been used in traditional medicine to stop hemorrhages and minor bleedings. Ripe fruit can influence the kidneys, promoting urine flow. Along with a nourishing diet, grapes can greatly help people suffering from anemia and exhaustion. Grapes are also useful in cases of small-pox, neuralgia and insomnia. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was a famed Scottish illustrator and author who was best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates of "A Curious Herbal" (1737).
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