Top: "ONE-HALF OUNCE // GOLD-THREAD // Coptis trifolia Salisbury // No. 126 // . MEDICAMENTA . VERA [surrounding a monogramme] PD & Co // C727063 // PARKE, DAVIS & Co. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO"; front: "SYNONYMS - Mouthroot, Canker- // root, Eng.; Coptisa trois feuilles, // Coptide, Fr.; Ireiblaetterige Coptic, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The plant. // FAMILY - Ranunculacaæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - a bitter tonic // without astringency. Employed in // general debility. Used as a mouth // wash in ulcerated sore mouth. // DOSE - a wineglassful (60 cc) of an // infusion, one ounce to the pint."; left side: "1 25 ["25" superscripted] [handwritten]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-5 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length 6.9 cm x Width 6.7 cm x Depth 3.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Box is dented on top; label shows signs of mildew and has a water mark on front; some plant material has escaped the box and is trapped in the plastic; overall somewhat dirty; all printing is legible
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; CD #2
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.