Loose dried plant material which has been pressed and packed into a square shape and wrapped and sealed with a single sheet of off-white paper; the paper wrapper has printed product information on it.
Loose dried plant material which has been pressed and packed into a square shape and wrapped and sealed with a single sheet of off-white paper; the paper wrapper has printed product information on it.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich USA Oct. 1993.
Wrapper reads, "HOREHOUND // Marrubium Vulgare // S.W. Gould & Bros. // BOTANIC GARDEN // MALDEN MASS." (top); "Properties -- Tonic, Stimu- // lant and Diuretic. // Infusion - One ounce in a pint // of hot water. // Dose - A wine glassful" (on side); "OUR HERBS, // ROOTS, AND BARKS // ARE // ALWAYS FRESH // AND // RELIABLE // IF YOU WANT THE BEST // ASK FOR GOULD'S" (on bottom); "COMMON NAMES // White Horehound" on side
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row F
Dimension Notes
Length: 5.5 cm. x Width: 5.3 cm. x Depth: 2.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
The paper wrapper completely seals the pressed plant material and remains unbroken; there is some staining on the front and more on the bottom; all writing is legible
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Used as a tonic, stimulant and diuretic
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 31 Jan 2017.