Top: "PLEURISY-ROOT // C81592 [stamped] // (Ascipias tuberosa, Lin.) // Parke, Davis & Co. [cursive] // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS. // WALKERVILLE, ONT. CANADA. "; front: "SYNONYMS - Butterfly weed, Eng.; // Knollige Schwalbenwurzel, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The root. // NATURAL ORDER - Asclepiadeae. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - Diaphoretic, anti- // spasmodic, tonic, diuretc and carmina- // tive. It has obtained a reputation in // diseases of the respiratory organs, more // particularly in pleurisy, inflammation of // the lungs and catarrhal affections, and // in febrile diseases, and in flatus of adults // and children. Dose, 1/2 to 2 fluidounces // (15 to 60 c.c.) of an ounce to the pint // infusion. // 2 4 [handwritten]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are yellowed; label torn on the front edge; otherwise sound.
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.