Top: "FALSE BITTERSWEET // BARK OF ROOT // od [underlined] 10 [handwritten] // Celastrus scandens Lin. // No. 110 // C94251 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - Climbing Bittersweet, // Fever twig, Staffvine, Wax-work. // PART EMPLOYED - The bark of the // root. // NATURAL ORDER - Celastraceæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - Slightly diuretic: // used in domestic practice as a diapho- // retic in hot infusion, and also as a // tonic. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of // an ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row E
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label are yellowed; some dark discolouration on top; plastic still sealed.
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
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.