Cardboard box with a paper label covering 2/3 of the top side, across the front, and 2/3 of the bottom; the box can be opened by cutting the label; the box is filled with material; the box is shrink-wrapped in plastic that is held in place with translucent tape at the left and right sides of the bo…
Cardboard box with a paper label covering 2/3 of the top side, across the front, and 2/3 of the bottom; the box can be opened by cutting the label; the box is filled with material; the box is shrink-wrapped in plastic that is held in place with translucent tape at the left and right sides of the box; a small, round, fluorescent orange sticker is on the back.
Right side: "l/10 [handwritten in pencil // 1900 [on sticker] // 7 [illeg.] 2"; label, front: "WITCH HAZELBARK // Hamamelis virginiana Lin. // No. 304 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONT. CAN. [printed] // C144878 [stamped]"; top: "PROPERTIES – Astringent. A remedy // of great value in cases of piles, for which // it may be used both externally and in- // ternally; an excellent application to // bruises, "black eyes," varicose veins, etc. // Dose — A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of two // ounces to the pint infusion"; bottom: SYNONYMS — Winter-bloom, snapping // Hazel, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood. // PART EMPLOYED — The bark. // NATURAL ORDER — Hamamelidaceæ. // HABITAT — United States."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-3 Row C
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 6.7 cm x Width 6.4 cm x Depth 3.6 cm
Condition Remarks
The paper label has discoloured to an uneven beige; there is a brown powder leaking from the box, trapped in the plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"The Merck Index of Chemicals and Drugs," 7th ed., Merck & Co., 1960, p. 505; "Gould's Pocket Pronouncing Medical Dictionary," by George M. Gould, 1924; "PDR for Herbal Medicines," Medical Economics Co., Inc., 2000, pp. 821-824
Research Facts
Witch Hazel is used as an astringent. (See accession sheet for further details.)