Top: "MARSHMALLOW // LEAVES // Althæa officinalis Lin. // No. 171 // C113430 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO. CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - Feuilles de guimauve, Fr.; Althee, Eibischblätter, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The leaves. // FAMILY - Malvaceæ. // HABITAT - Europe; Asia Minor, etc."; back: "PROPERTIES - Demulcent. Useful // in bronchitis and in catarrh of the // urinary passages. Externally, as an // emollient poultice to inflammation. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of // an ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row G
Dimension Notes
Length 5.6cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label yellowed; torn in top right corner; insect exit holes on all surfaces except front; plastic still sealed; some plant material has escaped packet and is trapped in plastic
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
Personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000; "Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," Jack Willson, part 1, page 3.
Research Facts
Its mucilaginous and anti-inflammatory properties make marshmallow root great for dry inflamed throats. Marshmallow root is wonderful to soothe sore throats and dry irritating coughs, including bronchitis.
The plastic wrap is not part of the original packaging; it was added to protect the materials as they were collected after 1949.