Top: "20 [handwritten] // CASCARILLA // BARK // Croton Eluteria (Lin.) // J.J. Bennett. // No. 74 // C 91870 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CANADA."; front: "SYNONYMS - Sweetwood bark, Eng.; // Cascarille, Chacrille, Fr.; Cascarill- // rinde, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The bark. // FAMILY - Euphorbiaceæ. // HABITAT - Bahamas and West Indies // G [handwritten]"; back: "PROPERTIES - Aromatic stimulant, // tonic and febrifuge. Used advantage- // ously in intermittent fever, in epidem- // ic dysentery and in the latter stages of // diarrhea. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 5.6 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Label and cardboard yellowed; water spots on top; dark stain on front; box punctured on bottom; plastic still sealed; some plant material has escaped box and is trapped in plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 1; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000; CD #2
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.