Small square tan paper packet containing dried plant material of Indian cannabis wrapped in clear plastic and sealed with a piece of transparent tape on both sides; packet is covered on top, front and back with a paper label indicating medicainl uses and parts used.
Small square tan paper packet containing dried plant material of Indian cannabis wrapped in clear plastic and sealed with a piece of transparent tape on both sides; packet is covered on top, front and back with a paper label indicating medicainl uses and parts used.
Top: "INDIAN CANNABIS // TOPS // (Cannabis sativa Lin.) // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., WALKERVILLE, // ONT."; handwritten in pencil: "25¢"; front: "SYNONYMS - CANNABIS, INDICA, // Foreign Indian Hemp; Chanvre In- // dien, Fr.; Indischer Hanf; Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The flowering tops. // NATURAL ORDER - Urticaceae. // HABITAT - Western and Centra [illeg.]"; Back: "PROPERTIES - Narcotic and anti- // spasmodic. Used as a nerve sedative. // POISONOUS in excessive doses. // DOSE - A dessertspoonful (8 Cc) of // an ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row F
Temporary Location
On exhibit “Custodial to Curative Care: Rockwood and the Evolution of Mental Health Treatment” at Museum of Health Care, 30 June 2023.
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Packet and label minor yellowed; four brown spots on label; minor tear on front edge; two large, brown spots on back; torn on front edge; minor pieces of plant material has escaped packet and is trapped by plastic
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 2; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000
Research Facts
The plastic wrap is not part of the original packaging; it was added to protect the materials as they were collected after 1949.
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.