Paper packet that contains dried plant material (henbane 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 (henbane leaves?) wrapped and sealed in plastic; packet is covered on front, top and back with a paper label.
Top: "HENBANE // LEAVES // (Hyoscyamus niger, Lin.) // Parke, Davis & Co. [cursive] // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS. // WALKERVILLE, ONT. CANADA. "; front: "SYNONYMS - Jusquiame noire, Fr.; // Bilsenkraut, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The leaves. // NATURAL ORDER - Solanaceae. // HABITAT - Europe."; back: "PROPERTIES - Narcotic, anodyne and // hypnotic. Useful as a substitute for // opium. Dose, a dessertspoonful (8 c.c.) // of an ounce to the pint infusion. In // overdoses a narcotic poison, in which // case give emetic and sti [illeg.]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row F
Dimension Notes
Length 5.1 cm x Width 5.1 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label are yellowed and fragile; paper is torn in two places on back; label edge is crumpled on back; plastic is torn on front; some plant material has escaped packet and is trapped in plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 2; 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.