https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xa1xx0c Health spotted orchid (Orchis maculata) postage stamp, Soviet Union http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ 1973 1973 stamp from the USSR featuring an illustration of a health spotted orchid (Orchis maculata). Orchids have been used as a herbal medicine to treat a wide variety of ailments such as tuberculosis, paralysis, and stomach disorders. Health spotted orchid tubers are also used to make Salep flour. Salep is used in beverages and desserts in Turkey and the Middle East, and historically was thought to have many diverse health benefits. Witco Stamp Collection First-Class Flora: A Stamp Collection of Medicinal Plants 3 cm W x 4.2 cm H Soviet Union Russian Postage stamps Botanical illustration Medicinal plants Orchids image postage stamps https://digital.sciencehistory.org/downloads/deriv/c0glqym/thumb_large_2X?disposition=inline https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xa1xx0c http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ postage stamps https://digital.sciencehistory.org/downloads/deriv/c0glqym/download_full?disposition=inline