02559cam a22003373u 4500 77062 UtSlPG 20260610134802.0 m cr n 260607r20251876utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 05037979 UtSlPG fr iso639-1 QK Hérincq, F. (François), 1820-1891 La vérité sur le prétendu Silphion de la Cyrénaïque Deuxième édition Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-10-15 Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France/Gallica) "La vérité sur le prétendu Silphion de la Cyrénaïque : ("Silphium cyrenaicum",…" by F. Herincq is a scientific pamphlet written in the late 19th century. It is a botanical and therapeutic critique that challenges the identification of a modern plant from Cyrenaica as the famed silphion of antiquity, and questions the medical claims attached to it. The work dismantles the claim that the so‑called Silphium cyrenaicum equals the ancient silphion, demonstrating instead—through seed, leaf, root, and anatomical comparisons with herbarium specimens and literature (Viviani, de Candolle)—that it is simply Thapsia garganica. Field evidence from M. Daveau’s expedition to Cyrenaica confirms the match and refutes assertions about “tracing” roots and universal seed destruction. The book contrasts ancient descriptions (parsley‑like leaves, edible parts, culinary use) with the modern plant’s vesicant, dangerous resin, and rejects coin imagery as unreliable for species diagnosis. It also scrutinizes promotional medical claims (phthisis, meningitis, etc.), reproducing a decisive letter from Dr Chartier denying therapeutic benefit and noting failures and risks. An appendix critiques contemporary brochures and clarifies sources, ending with the firm conclusion that the celebrated silphion remains lost while the marketed substance is merely Thapsia garganica. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Paris: Lauwereyns, 1876 Silphium (Genus) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k930651h https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77062 117786 117786