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motherwort
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact3639
Dates
1900
circa 1900
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Pain
Accession Number
000001044
Description
A paper packet wrapped and sealed in plastic; covered on top, front and back with a paper label.
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Accession Number
000001044
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Pain
MeSH Heading
Plants, Medicinal
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Menstruation-Inducing Agents
Drugs, Non-Prescription
MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
MM= Drugs -- hemagogue/emmenagogue -- container
Description
A paper packet wrapped and sealed in plastic; covered on top, front and back with a paper label.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis.
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1900
circa 1900
Date Remarks
Cited in Parke, Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection
Material
plastic: clear
paper: cream; green; black; red
Inscriptions
Top: "MOTHERWORT // Leonurus Cardiaca Lin. // No. 180 // C128079 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - Lion's Tail, Eng.; Agri- // paume, Cardiaire, Fr.; Herzgespann, // Wolfstrapp, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The herb. // FAMILY -[illeg] iatæ. // HABITAT - North Temperate Zone."; back: "PROPERTIES - // Nervine, antispas- // modic and emmenagogue. Useful in // nervous excitement with debility, // and in deficient flow of menses. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an ounce to the pint infusion,. [sic]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row G
Dimension Notes
Length 5.5 cm x Width 5.1 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label are somewhat yellowed; label abraded on front; grey stain on top; plastic still tightly sealed.
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.
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