# staffsasylums nursinghistory

Plants and herbs were often used in the early days of Stafford asylum. Digitalis, hellebore, castor oil, cannabis, opium and 'astringent spices' were all tried out as cures and palliatives. https://t.co/WNGZktzzIR images: Welcome Collection CC BY

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2019-07-07

Lovely vibrant illustration of Red Cross nurses by American artist Ellen Barbara Segner c.WW2.

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2017-02-16