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Dr. Greene's Nervura
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- Dates
- 1898
- 1899
- circa 1898-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.272
- Description
- A flat glass bottle with angled shoulders and a narrow neck; a slight lip, closed with a cork and sealed; paper label.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.272
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- vitamins, health restorers, protectors -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- A flat glass bottle with angled shoulders and a narrow neck; a slight lip, closed with a cork and sealed; paper label.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1898
- 1899
- circa 1898-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."; from the MARKS: "the label was adopted Nov. 1898."
- Material
- glass: transparent
- cork: brown
- wax: reddish-brown
- paper: yellow; brown
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "DR. GREEN'S // NERVURA"; "The label was adopted Nov., 1898"; "Blood and Nerve Remedy for the cure of nervousness, weak and shattered nerves, tired brain, poor blood, etc."; embossed on sides of bottle: "Dr. Green's Nervura".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-1 Row F
- Dimension Notes
- Length 23.5 cm x Width 8.0 cm x Depth 4.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
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Sleepex tablets
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7941
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.318 a-b
- Description
- A corked glass vial containing 12 tablets; boxed; attached circular.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.318 a-b
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- Insomnia -- drug therapy
- MM= Drugs -- depressants
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- vial
- Description
- A corked glass vial containing 12 tablets; boxed; attached circular.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- vial - Size: Length 9.0 cm
- box - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Width 2.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Sleepex
- Site Made (City)
- Montreal
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: clear
- cork:
- cardboard: orange; black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on box: "Sleepex // REG'D ENRG."; "Bromure de Soude 1-20 gr. // Bromisovaleryluréa 3 gr. // Iode Peptonisé 1-100 gr. // Edifice SLEEPEX Building, Montreal"; "Sleepex, Nervous Sedative"; from attached circular: "A quick inducer to sleep"; "Helps relieve nervous insomnia caused by overwork, worry, nervous dyspepsia"; "Women suffering from excessive pain during menstruation may find in Sleepex a valuable relief."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-5 Row E
- Condition Remarks
- Box is slightly worn.
- Copy Type
- Original
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tinct. aconite
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7954
- Dates
- 1880
- 1920
- 1880-1920
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.33
- Description
- A ribbed, cylindrical bottle with a short neck and a glass stopper; a paper label affixed to the bottle.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.33
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- MeSH Heading
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- MM= Drugs -- sedatives -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- A ribbed, cylindrical bottle with a short neck and a glass stopper; a paper label affixed to the bottle.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Dates
- 1880
- 1920
- 1880-1920
- Material
- glass: translucent green
- paper: red; yellow
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "TINCT. // ACONITI."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 20.0 cm x Diam. 7.8 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Martindale, 27th ed.
- Research Facts
- "Strong Aconite tincture 25% V/V in alcohol, contains 50% W/V of alkaloids."
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lady's slipper
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6981
- Dates
- 1863
- 1916
- 1863-1916
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1976.60.10
- Description
- A clear plastic bag containing dried herbs, Cypripedium (lady's slipper).
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- Accession Number
- 1976.60.10
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- MeSH Heading
- Medicine, Herbal
- Sedatives, Nonbarbiturate
- Description
- A clear plastic bag containing dried herbs, Cypripedium (lady's slipper).
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1863
- 1916
- 1863-1916
- Material
- plastic: clear
- plant matter: reddish-brown
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A1-3 Row F
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Document
- Reference Comments
- Information sheet accompanying accession sheet
- Research Facts
- Was used in an exhibit for the International Congress of the History of Medicine in Montreal; used by the North American Indians; note: crude drugs were used in Canada quite extensively until around the 1920s; habitat for Cypripedium: bogs from Nova Scotia to Nebraska, South to Mississippi and Alabama; parts used: rhizome and root; uses: sedative and nerve medicine; for insomnia in domestic American medicine; official preparation: U.S.P 1863-1916.
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- Dates
- 1820
- 1926
- 1820-1926
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1976.60.8
- Description
- A clear plastic bag containing dried plant matter, Zanthoxylum americanum (prickly ash).
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- Accession Number
- 1976.60.8
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- MeSH Heading
- Medicine, Herbal
- Toothache -- drug therapy
- Sexually Transmitted Disease -- drug therapy
- Description
- A clear plastic bag containing dried plant matter, Zanthoxylum americanum (prickly ash).
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1820
- 1926
- 1820-1926
- Material
- plastic: clear
- plant matter: reddish-brown
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A1-3 Row E
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Document
- Reference Comments
- Information sheet accompanying accession shee
- Research Facts
- Was used in an exhibit for the International Congress of the History of Medicine in Montreal; used by the North American Indians; note: crude drugs were used in Canada quite extensively until around the 1920s; habitat for Zanthoxylum americanum: damp woods from Quebec to Virginia and west to Ontario; South Dakota through Kansas and Nebraska; parts used: bark, roots, berries; uses: toothache, rheumatism , venereal disease, anti-spasmodic; constituents: berberine--mild sedative; official preparations: U.S.P 1820-1926.
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Caffeine Cit.
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6264
- Dates
- 1870
- 1930
- circa 1870-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1970.10.2
- Description
- A clear glass vial, corked and 1/3 full of light brown pills; has a small horizontal strip label.
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- Accession Number
- 1970.10.2
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Description
- A clear glass vial, corked and 1/3 full of light brown pills; has a small horizontal strip label.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Misses Maud and Bata Fraser via Dr. G. Allan Pengelly, Willowdale, Ont.; used by Dr. John Bell Fraser (1855-1938) who practised in Brockville for one year.
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1870
- 1930
- circa 1870-1930
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c.-early 20c."
- Material
- glass: translucent yellow
- cork: brown
- drugs: light brown
- Inscriptions
- Handwritten on label: "Caffeine Cit. Gr 1/2"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-6 Box 1 Row E
- Dimension Notes
- Length 7.2 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
- Condition Remarks
- #2: no chips or cracks in the glass; cork is whole but protruding from the opening by 0.6 cm; the label is yellowed but whole and legible; pills are whole; residue inside of vial; black deposit in centre of label and directly underneath the glass.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Martindale, 27th ed.;
- Research Facts
- Caffeine Citrate has a good effect on kidney and muscle, and is a CNS stimulant.
- Exhibit History
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre - July 2002; on display in "When Medicine Met Science" exhibit, Ann Baillie Building, April 29, 2003
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aconite Min 1
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6265
- Dates
- 1870
- 1930
- circa 1870-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1970.10.3
- Description
- Clear glass vial with a metal screw top 3/4 full of beige tablets (62 tablets); surrounded by stained paper label.
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- Accession Number
- 1970.10.3
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- MeSH Heading
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- MM= Drugs -- sedatives -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- vial
- Description
- Clear glass vial with a metal screw top 3/4 full of beige tablets (62 tablets); surrounded by stained paper label.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Misses Maud and Bata Fraser via Dr. G. Allan Pengelly, Willowdale, Ont.; used by Dr. John Bell Fraser (1855-1938) who practised in Brockville for one year.
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1870
- 1930
- circa 1870-1930
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c.-early 20c."
- Material
- glass: clear
- metal: brown
- paper: brown
- drugs: beige
- Inscriptions
- Paper label has handwritten, "Aconite Min 1"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-4 Box 1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 8.0 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label is very hard to read.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Family Ranunculaceae (Wolf's Bane plant); external use for neuralgia; antipyretic; "characteristic tingling sensation when applied to tongue, followed by local anaesthesia."
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- Dates
- 1870
- 1930
- circa 1870-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Accession Number
- 1970.10.5
- Description
- Clear glass vial, corked, containing a few beige tablets; a paper label is wrapped around the vial.
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- Accession Number
- 1970.10.5
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Description
- Clear glass vial, corked, containing a few beige tablets; a paper label is wrapped around the vial.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Misses Maud and Bata Fraser via Dr. G. Allan Pengelly, Willowdale, Ont.; used by Dr. John Bell Fraser (1855-1938) who practised in Brockville for one year.
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1870
- 1930
- circa 1870-1930
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c.-early 20c."
- Material
- glass: clear
- cork: brown
- drugs: beige
- paper: y ellowish
- Inscriptions
- Handwritten on label: "Atropine // Gr. 1/100"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-4 Box 1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 6.8 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Martindale, 27th ed.
- Research Facts
- "Atropine is anticholinergic, stimulates and then depresses the CNS."
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Humphrey's Homeopathic No. 33 for spasms and convulsions
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14167
- Dates
- 1880
- 1920
- circa 1880-1920
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 014002037
- Description
- Rectangular transparent glass bottle of Humphrey's Homeopathic No. 33 with sloped shoulders and a silver metallic screw cap closure; full of spherical cream-colored pellets; cream paper manufacturer's label has manufacturer's name, address, logo and proprietay legal information, ingredients and dir…
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- Accession Number
- 014002037
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- Homeopathy
- Spasm -- drug therapy
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Rectangular transparent glass bottle of Humphrey's Homeopathic No. 33 with sloped shoulders and a silver metallic screw cap closure; full of spherical cream-colored pellets; cream paper manufacturer's label has manufacturer's name, address, logo and proprietay legal information, ingredients and directions for use.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1880
- 1920
- circa 1880-1920
- Material
- glass: transparent
- paper: cream
- ink: black, red
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- Printed: "HUMPHREYS’ // HOMEOPATHIC // NO 33 // REG U. S. PAT. OFF. // SPASMS & CONVULSIONS // F. Humphreys M. D. // HUMPHREYS’ HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CO. // NEW YORK // Average Contents 793 Pellets Printed & Made in U.S.A. // Oenanthe Crocata - Ignatia Amara - // Calcarea Carbonica - Hyoscyamus Niger - // Dose, Adults 6, Children 3 Pellets every 2 hours"; Embossed on bottle's back: " DR. // HUMPHREYS' // NEW YORK"; Embossed on cap: "Humphreys' New York"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-8 Box 5 Row A
- Dimension Notes
- Length 8.5 cm x Width 4.8 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label is slightly yellowed and has very minor frays and light brown discoloration near bottom right-hand side
- Copy Type
- Original
- Exhibit History
- On exhibit 100TH Anniversary of Public Health Canada, Ottawa L-2019-7 27 Nov – 2 Dec 2019
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Munyon's Nerve Cure
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7792
- Dates
- 1880
- 1920
- 1880-1920
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.181
- Description
- A small box containing a full, metal-topped vial of homeopathic remedy; a circular attached.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.181
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Neurological
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Stress -- drug therapy
- Homeopathy
- Nervous System
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- vial
- Description
- A small box containing a full, metal-topped vial of homeopathic remedy; a circular attached.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Munyon Remedy Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1880
- 1920
- 1880-1920
- Material
- cardboard: white; yellow; black; green; red
- glass: clear
- metal
- Paper
- Inscriptions
- Printed on one side: "MUNYON'S // HOMEOPATHIC // HOME REMEDIES"; on another side: "MUNYON'S // NERVE CURE. // PRICE, 25 CENTS."; embossed on metal top: "MUNYON'S HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES"; from circular: "Restores overworked and overstrained nerves to a healthy condition. It cures all the symptoms of nervous exhaustion, such as depressed spirits, peevishness, irritability, general sensitiveness of the whole nervous system, failure of memory, inability to concentrate the thoughts, morbid fears, restless and sleepless nights, pains in the head, noises in the ears, and dizziness. It cures nervous prostration, stimulates and strengthens the nerves, and tones up the whole body."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-4 Row B
- Dimension Notes
- Length 6.7 cm x Width 1.9 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
- Condition Remarks
- One end of box is torn.
- Copy Type
- Original
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