Top: "OREGON GRAPE ROOT // (BERBERIS, N.F.) // Berberis Aquifolium Pursch. // 760465 // No. 318 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // DETROIT, MICH. // U.S.A."; front: "SYNONYMS - Oregon Grape, Moun- // tain Grape, Holly-leaved Barberry. // PART USED - The rhizome and roots. // FAMILY - Berberidaceæ. // HABITAT - Rocky Mountains to the // Pacific Coast."; back: " - Alterative, antipe- // riodic, and tonic. Stimulates assimi- // lation and absorption. Useful in // atonic dyspepsia with constipation, // uterine disorders and skin diseases. // DOSE - One tablespoonful (20 cc) of // an infusion, ¼ ounce to the pint."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row H
Dimension Notes
Length 6.0 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are somewhat yellowed; dirty; box punctured on top front edge; label crumpled and abraded at top back edge; plastic has come unsealed on both sides; some plant material has escaped box and is escaping the plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 3; 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.