Cardboard box wrapped in plastic and with a piece of transparent tape holding plastic closed on bottom; box is covered on top, front and back by a paper label.
Cardboard box wrapped in plastic and with a piece of transparent tape holding plastic closed on bottom; box is covered on top, front and back by a paper label.
Top: "SILKWEED ROOT // Aslepias syriaca Lin. // [illeg.] [handwritten] // No. 241 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN. // C631181 [stamped]"; front: "SYNONYMS - Milkweed, Eng.; Herbe // á la ouate, Fr.; Seidenpflanze, Ger. // Asclepias Cornuti, Decaisne. // PART EMPLOYED - The rhizome. // FAMILY - Asclepiadaceæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES -Tonic, alterative, ex- // pectorant and diuretic. Beneficial in // asthma and bronchial disorders, and // said to have almost specific power to // dispel dropsies. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 mils) of // an infusion, one ounce to the pint."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-3 Row A
Dimension Notes
Length 5.6 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and cardboard somewhat yellowed; some dark spots on top; plastic has come unsealed on left side.
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.