Top: "VIRGINIA // SNAKE-ROOT // (SERPENTARIA, U.S.P.) // ARISTOLOCHIA SERPENTARIA Lin. // No. 277 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNBONYMS - Serpentary, Pelican // flower. // PART EMPLOYED - The rhizome // and roots. // FAMILY - Aristolochiaceæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: PROPERTIES - An aromatic stimulating // tonic and febrifuge. In warm infusion it is // employed as an emmenagogue and also to // provoke perspiration; in cold infusion it // promotes flow of urine. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an ounce // to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-3 Row B
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 5.5 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are extensively yellowed; box dented at top and bottom; plastic has come unsealed on left side; some plant material has escaped box and is escaping plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 4; 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.