Top: "BLUE VERVAIN // HERB // (Verbena hastata, Lin.) // Parke, Davis & Co. [cursive] // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS. // WALKERVILLE, ONT., CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - American Blue Ver- // vain; Vervain americane, Fr.; Spiess- // formiger Eisenhart, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The herb. // NATURAL ORDER - Verbenaceae. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - Expectorant and su // dorific. In large doses emetic. Benefi- // cial in colds, and in suppressed men- // struation. // Dose, a wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an ounce to the pint hot infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Dimension Notes
Length 4.9 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper yellowed and very fragile; torn in many places; water spots on front; plastic has come unsealed on left side; some plant material has escaped packet and is escaping plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 1; 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.