A cardboard box containing dried plant material (savin leaves?) wrapped in plastic and sealed with a piece of transparent tape on both sides; box is wrapped on front, top and bottom with a paper label.
A cardboard box containing dried plant material (savin leaves?) wrapped in plastic and sealed with a piece of transparent tape on both sides; box is wrapped on front, top and bottom with a paper label.
Top: "SAVIN LEAVES // (Juniperus sabina, Lin.) // C65536 // Parke Davis & Co. [written in cursive style] // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS // WALKERVILLE, ONT. CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - Savine, Eng.; Sabine, // Fr.; Sadebaumspitzen, Sevenkraut, // Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The leaves. // NATURAL ORDER - Coniferae. // HABITAT - Europe."; back: "PROPERTIES - Diaphoretic, emmen- // agogue, and anthelmintic. Induces per- // spiration in acute colds, promotes men- // struation and destroys intestinal worms. // It should not be taken in pregnancy. // Infusion, one ounce in a pint of hot // water. Dose, a wineglassful (60 c.c.)"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-3 Row A
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are yellowed; label is crumpled and torn on top back edge; some plant material has escaped the box and is trapped in the plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 3; 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.