Cardboard box wrapped in plastic and sealed on each side with a piece of transparent tape; covered on top, front and back by a paper label; there is a round, white sticker on the plastic on the front.
Cardboard box wrapped in plastic and sealed on each side with a piece of transparent tape; covered on top, front and back by a paper label; there is a round, white sticker on the plastic on the front.
Top: "BAYBERRY BARK // Myrica cerifera Lin. // No. 22 // C144173 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - Candle-berry, Wax-myr- // tle, Eng.; Arbre á suif, Fr.; Wachs // baum, Wachsgagel, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The bark. // FAMILY - Myricaceæ. // HABITAT - United States. // G [handwritten]"; back: "PROPERTIES - Astringent and // antispasmodic. Used in bowel com- // plaints, as an injection in leucorrhea, // as a gargle in sore mouth and throat, // etc. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an // ounce to the pint infusion."; right side: "10 [handwritten]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row A
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 2.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Label and cardboard yellowed; spot (5 mm x 2 mm) of white accretion on back; plastic still sealed.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Website
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 1; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000
Mountain Rose Herbs, "Bayberry Root Bark," accessed June 6th, 2022. https://mountainroseherbs.com/bayberry-root-bark
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.
Bayberry bark has been traditionally used in North American Indigenous healing practices, and was used in candles by American colonists for its pleasant smell.