Paper packet wrapped and in plastic and sealed on each side with a piece of transparent tape; packet is covered on top, front and back by a paper label.
Paper packet wrapped and in plastic and sealed on each side with a piece of transparent tape; packet is covered on top, front and back by a paper label.
Top: "CRAMP-BARK // (VIBURNUM OPULUS U.S.P.) // Viburnum Opulus Lin. // No. 92 // C118727 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - VIBURNUM OPULUS, // U.S.P. , Cranberry, tree, High Cran- // berry, Squaw-bush. // PART EMPLOYED - The bark. // FAMILY - Caprifoliaceæ. . // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - Tonic, antispasmodic // and uterine sedative. Particularly ben- // eficial in dysmenorrhea of neuralgic // variety and in that irritable condition // of the uterus which predisposes to abortion. DOSE - A wineglassful (60 // Cc.) of an ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label yellowed; dirty; small (2 mm x 3 mm) tear in packet in top left corner; plastic is coming unsealed on left side.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 1; 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.