Paper packet that contains dried plant material (black walnut leaves?) wrapped and sealed in plastic; packet is covered on front, top and back with a paper label.
Paper packet that contains dried plant material (black walnut leaves?) wrapped and sealed in plastic; packet is covered on front, top and back with a paper label.
Top: "BLACK WALNUT // LEAVES // (Juglans nigra, Lin.) // Cp [underlined] 10 [handwritten] // Parke, Davis & Co. [cursive] // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS. // DETROIT MICH. U.S.A."; front: "SYNONYMS - Oil Nut; Feulles de // Nigra, Fr.; Schwarze Wallnussblätter, // Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The leaves. // NATURAL ORDER - Juglandaceae. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - Alterative laxative, // tonic, anthelmintic. Useful in consti // pated habit with deficient appetite, // and as an injection for pin-worms. // Dose, a wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Dimension Notes
Length 5.1 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label are yellowed and very fragile and torn in many places; plastic has come unsealed on both sides; 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.