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- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
Aloetic Physic Ball
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact3297
- Dates
- 1894
- circa 1894
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 997001115
- Description
- Aloetic physic ball / suppository, which consists of a two-piece hollow cylindrical plastic or bakelite container with closed rounded ends; the top of the container fits onto and over the bottom and the pieces are joined with a printer paper label attached over them; contents of the container are n…
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- Accession Number
- 997001115
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- Cathartics
- Constipation -- drug therapy -- veterinary
- Veterinary Drugs
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Aloetic physic ball / suppository, which consists of a two-piece hollow cylindrical plastic or bakelite container with closed rounded ends; the top of the container fits onto and over the bottom and the pieces are joined with a printer paper label attached over them; contents of the container are not visible
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Maker
- Parke, Davis & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Walkerville
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1894
- circa 1894
- Date Remarks
- Product in Parke Davis Catalogue since at least 1894
- Material
- plastic: black
- paper: off-white
- Inscriptions
- The label on the outside reads, "ALOETIC // PHYSIC BALL // c. 315356 // No. 3 // Barbados Aloes (Purified) // equivalent to 480 grs. (8 drms.) // Calomel, 60 grs. (1 drm.) // nux vomica, 60 grs. (1 drm.) // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONT. CAN."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-5 Row D
- Dimension Notes
- Length 9.1 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The container is complete and undamaged; the paper label shows minor water damage, but is complete and fully legible; tape residue is visible on the outside bottom of the container, where a tag was taped on
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Document
- Reference Comments
- Previous number #181; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; Philloza Suleman, Medical Information Manager, Parke, Davis Co.
- Research Facts
- A laxative suppository used on horses
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Bromo-seltzer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2282
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- Accession Number
- 996001203
- Description
- Cylindrical blue glass bottle; wide cylindrical neck threaded for screw-on cap; words "Bromo-seltzer" embossed in glass just below neck; cap and labels missing.
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- Accession Number
- 996001203
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- MeSH Heading
- Headache -- drug therapy
- Neuralgia -- drug therapy
- Analgesics
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- headache remedies -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Cylindrical blue glass bottle; wide cylindrical neck threaded for screw-on cap; words "Bromo-seltzer" embossed in glass just below neck; cap and labels missing.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Ottawa in June 1993.
- Maker
- Bromo-seltzer Emerson Drug Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Baltimore
- Site Made (State)
- Maryland
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Material
- glass: blue
- Inscriptions
- Bromo-seltzer // Bromo-seltzer
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-6 Box 1 Row E
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 10.4 cm. x Diam. : 3.9 cm.
- Copy Type
- Original
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Bromo-Seltzer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2283
- Dates
- 1900
- circa 1900
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- Accession Number
- 996001204
- Description
- Small cylindrical blue glass bottle; wide cylindrical neck intended for cork stopper; embossed words down one side of bottle
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- Accession Number
- 996001204
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- MeSH Heading
- Headache -- drug therapy
- Neuralgia -- drug therapy
- Analgesics
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- headache remedies -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Small cylindrical blue glass bottle; wide cylindrical neck intended for cork stopper; embossed
- words down one side of bottle
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Toronto in Feb 1994
- Maker
- Bromo-seltzer Emerson Drug Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Baltimore
- Site Made (State)
- Maryland
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1900
- circa 1900
- Material
- glass: blue
- Inscriptions
- Bromo-seltzer // Emerson // Drug Co. // Baltimore
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-6 Box 3 Row B
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 6.7 cm. x Diam. : 3.0 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some surface dirt has become embedded in raised lettering of bottle
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #5
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Bromo seltzer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8598
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1991.17.34
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- Accession Number
- 1991.17.34
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Headache -- drug therapy
- Neuralgia -- drug therapy
- Analgesics
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- headache remedies -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. R. Josephson of Toronto.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-6 Box 1 Row E
- Copy Type
- Original
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Calcium Wafer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2344
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 996001265 a-b
- Description
- Cylindrical wooden container (a) with wodden stopper (b); there is a paper label around theoutside of the container with printed product information on it.
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- Accession Number
- 996001265 a-b
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Cylindrical wooden container (a) with wodden stopper (b); there is a paper label around theoutside of the container with printed product information on it.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - medicine container - Size: Length 5.6 cm. x Diameter2.6 cm.
- b - container lid - Size: Length 2.1 cm. x Diameter2.2 cm.
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Kingston in July 1993.
- Maker
- Stuart's
- Material
- wood: beige
- paper: off-white
- Inscriptions
- Label reads, "STUART'S CALCIUM WAFER // COMPOUND// For Constipation, Blood Disorders, Skin Affections, any // Derangement of Blood, Bowels, Kidneys or Liver. // Directions" (listed) "// Sold by Druggists at 50c per Bottle"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-3 Row E
- Condition Remarks
- Container is complete, but shows staining in the wood; the paper label is stained and wrinkled, but all the writing is legible.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Used to treat constipation, blood disorders, skin affections, bowels, kidney or liver.
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Chloromycetin ® cream tube
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact3985
- Dates
- 1975
- circa 1975
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases
- Accession Number
- 000001193 a-c
- Description
- Foil tube (b) with plastic cap (c) in a cardboard box (a)
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- Accession Number
- 000001193 a-c
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases
- MeSH Heading
- Ointments
- Infection -- drug therapy
- MM= Drugs -- anti-biotics -- container
- MM= Drugs -- topical -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Foil tube (b) with plastic cap (c) in a cardboard box (a)
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - box - Size: Length 13.4 cm x Width 3.0 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
- b - tube - Size: Length 12.0 cm x Diam. 1.9 cm
- c - cap - Size: Length 1.3 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- Provenance
- Collected by Parke-Davis
- Maker
- Parke-Davis
- Site Made (City)
- Brockville
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1975
- circa 1975
- Date Remarks
- Listed in Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System
- Material
- cardboard: cream; red
- metal: white; red; silver
- plastic: white
- Inscriptions
- (a) // Front: "Pr 1 OUNCE [illeg.] 6 // CHLOROMYCETIN ® CREAM 1% // CHLORAMPHENICOL CREAM 1% // Stock 18-66-18 // DIN 022896 PARKE-DAVIS // exp. June 1976 // (L) FE 135 [stamped]"; right side: "1 OUNCE // CHLOROMYCETIN ® // CREAM 1% // Stock 18-66-18"; left side: identical to right side; back: "Each Gram contains 10 mg. Chloromycetin ® (chloramphenicol) in a water-miscible // ointment base with 0.1% propylparaben as preservative. // Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd. // Brockville, Ontario"; bottom: "Antibiotic // Directions – Rub into infected area 3 or 4 times daily, or as directed by the physician. // Medical literature available on request."; top: "2 20 X [handwritten] // [bottom translated into French]"; (b) front: "Pr 1 OUNCE No. 66 // CHLOROMYCETIN ® // CREAM, 1% // CHLORAMPHENICOL // CREAM, 1% // Each Gram contains // 10 mg. Chloromycetin ® // (chloramphenicol) in a // water-miscible oint- // ment base with 0.1% // propylparaben as pre- // servative. // Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd. // Brockville, Ontario // PARKE-DAVIS // Stock 18-66-18 // DIN 022896"; back: "Antibiotic // DIRECTIONS – Rub // into infected area 3 or // 4 times daily, or as di- // rected by the physician. // [directions repeated in French] // Lot No. and Exp. Date // on tube fold // FE135 JUNE 76 [stamped]"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-8 Row C
- Condition Remarks
- Box slightly yellowed; two abrasions on front; dented, and creased where it has been opened; tube dented and some paint scratched off; cap fits securely
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Comments
- Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System
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Demulen oral birth control
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact9774
- Dates
- 1992
- circa 1992
- Collection
- Dr. Paul MacKenzie Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Metabolic and Endocrine
- Accession Number
- 003003024
- Description
- Sealed, blister pack sample containing 21 Demulon 30 oral birth control tablets in a plastic container; the container is made of yellow plastic and is flat with four sides and a top hinged onto the bottom at the back; the top snaps onto the bottom when the container is closed; the top and bottom of…
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- Accession Number
- 003003024
- Collection
- Dr. Paul MacKenzie Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Metabolic and Endocrine
- MeSH Heading
- Family Planning
- Contraceptive Agents, Female
- MM= Drugs -- hormones -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Sealed, blister pack sample containing 21 Demulon 30 oral birth control tablets in a plastic container; the container is made of yellow plastic and is flat with four sides and a top hinged onto the bottom at the back; the top snaps onto the bottom when the container is closed; the top and bottom of the container have information on them; a blister pack is set into the inside bottom of the container; the pack has a four-sided clear plastic top with 21 round bubble pockets to house the 21 white tablets; the corners of the pack are rounded; a piece of foil covers the bottom of the pack and seals the tablets in; there is raised printing in the centre of the pack's top.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Owned and used by Dr. Paul MacKenzie at Kingston General Hospital.
- Dates
- 1992
- circa 1992
- Date Remarks
- Expiry date on blister packet listed as April 1992
- Material
- ink: yellow
- foil: silver; yellow
- plastic: yellow; clear
- tablets: white
- Inscriptions
- The outside top of the container has, "Demulen® // 30" on it; raised lettering on the inside top of the container reads, "THIS SPACE // FOR RX [the "X" part of the leg of the "R"] LABEL // COMPACK ™ Tablet Dispenser."; raised lettering on the inside bottom of the container reads, "MON // LUN // TUES // MAR //WED // MER // THUR // JEU // FRI // VEN // SAT // SAM // SUN // DIM" (top) "MON // LUN // TUES // MAR //WED // MER" (right side) "THUR // JEU // WED // MER // TUES // MAR // MON // LUN // SUN // DIM // SAT // SAM // FRI // VEN // THUR // JEU" (bottom) and "SUN // DIM // SAT // SAM // FRI // VEN" (left side); raised lettering on the outside bottom of the container reads, "G.O. SEARLE & CO. OF CANADA LIMITED"; raised lettering on the top side of the blister pack reads, "DEMULEN 30 // SAMPLE - ECHANTILLON // (L) 172 EXP 04/92"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-4
- Dimension Notes
- Length 10.3cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Container and blister packet show no wear or damage; blister pack fully sealed and tablets within are unused and undamaged.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Robert Reid
- Research Facts
- This type of birth control has been available for use in Canada from the early 1990s and is still being used.
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Douglas' Infant Tablets
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2143
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy
- Gastroenterology
- Accession Number
- 996001064 a-c
- Description
- Small wooden bottle / vial holding tablets; paper wrapper around exterior of vial; box has red labelling on exterior; page of instructions has black lettering and is rolled up inside box.
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- Accession Number
- 996001064 a-c
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy
- Gastroenterology
- MeSH Heading
- Cathartics
- Constipation -- in infancy and childhood -- drug therapy
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- Small wooden bottle / vial holding tablets; paper wrapper around exterior of vial; box has red labelling on exterior; page of instructions has black lettering and is rolled up inside box.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- Size: Length 6.1 cm. x Width 2.7 cm. x Depth 2.7 cm.
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection in Feb. 1994 in Toronto.
- Maker
- Northrop & Lyman Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Material
- wood: brown
- paper: cream; red
- Inscriptions
- Douglas // Infant Tablets // for babies and young Children // Northrop & Lyman Co. Ltd. Toronto, Canada // No. 4333 the Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act
- Permanent Location
- (a,b) Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-3 Row B
- (c) Storage Room 2005
- 2005-2-5 Box 19
- Condition Remarks
- Flaps of box at one end are very unstable and have been reattached using some kind of archivist tape; slight wear and discolouration of paper generally
- Copy Type
- Original
- Exhibit History
- To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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Dr. Edward's Tonic
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2310
- Dates
- 1900
- 1915
- circa 1900-1915
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Mental Health
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Mental Health
- Mental Health, Treatment
- Accession Number
- 996001231
- Description
- Hollow, cylindrical wooden pill container which contains 60 unidentified tablets and an inside circular; the container retains its original paper seal and is unopened.
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- Accession Number
- 996001231
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Mental Health
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Mental Health
- Mental Health, Treatment
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- vitamins, health restorers, protectors -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Mental Health
- Mental Health -- illness -- anxiety
- Mental Health -- illness -- mood disorders
- Mental Health -- treatment
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs -- anti anxiety
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs -- homeopathy
- Mental Health -- treatment -- patent medicine -- cure all -- quackery
- Description
- Hollow, cylindrical wooden pill container which contains 60 unidentified tablets and an inside circular; the container retains its original paper seal and is unopened.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich USA in Oct. 1993.
- Maker
- The Olive Tablet Company
- Site Made (City)
- Columbus
- Site Made (State)
- Ohio
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1900
- 1915
- circa 1900-1915
- Material
- wood: beige
- paper: yellow
- Inscriptions
- "Contains 60 tablets // Dr. Edward's // Tonic // formerly // Strength Tonic // prepared for // run-down half-sick // weak and // nervous people // contains no harmful // or habit-forming // drugs // Price $1.00 per package or // six packages for $5.00 // distributed by // The Olive Tablet Company // Columbus, Ohio "; directions listed
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-7
- Dimension Notes
- Depth: 8.8 cm. x Diam. : 3.7 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- The container itself shows to damage and retains its original seal; the seal, a paper label, has suffered from water damage and wear and is wrinkled, but remains legible
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Nostrums and Quackery, Vol. II" by A.J. Cramp, p. 511
- Exhibit History
- On display “History of Psychiatry” at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa L-2018-2; 20 March 2018 – 31 Dec 2019
- To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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Dr. Hand's General Tonic for Children
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2347
- Dates
- 1906
- circa 1906
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 996001268
- Description
- Oval (?) glass (?) bottle with rounded sides; bottle is wrapped with a sheet of cardboard, then sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the paper is rolled around the bottle and sealed at the top and bottom; the wrapper has product information.
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- Accession Number
- 996001268
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Oval (?) glass (?) bottle with rounded sides; bottle is wrapped with a sheet of cardboard, then sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the paper is rolled around the bottle and sealed at the top and bottom; the wrapper has product information.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection
- Maker
- Hand Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1906
- circa 1906
- Date Remarks
- The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 disallowed "cure" claims
- Material
- glass (?):
- paper: blue
- cardboard: beige
- Inscriptions
- Wrapper reads, "DR. HAND'S // General Tonic // FOR CHILDREN // AN IRON TONIC // IT PURIFIES THE BLOOD // GIVES AN APPETITE // AND TONES THE // SYSTEM GEN- // ERALLY. // DIRECTIONS ON THE BOTTLE // PREPARED BY HAND MEDICINE CO., // PHILADELPHIA, PA // SUCCESSOR TO // D. B. HAND, M.D. // SCRANTON, PA"; back has product information in German
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-6 Box 3 Row B
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 24.5 cm. x Width: 5.3 cm. x Depth: 2.3 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- The bottle is sealed and unopened and contains an unidentified liquid which does not leak; the paper wrapper shows only minor wear and staining; there is a small tear at the top left side
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, p. 27; "American Health Quackery" by James Harvey Young, pp. 135 & 138
- Research Facts
- Used to treat diarrhoea, colic worms, cough and croup, teething pain, chafing and as a general tonic
- Exhibit History
- To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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