Right side: "C 15 [handwritten in pencil]"; label front: framed with a thin, square outer border line and a thick square, inner border line; inside the frame there are fern leaves, flowers and leaves on stems, lichen, and vines are arranged around an extended scroll; the material's Latin name appears on the scroll, and other texts are set around the plants in various fonts; front label reads: "Murray & Nickell // Mfg.Co. // CRANESBILL ROOT // GERANIUM MACULATUM // Chicago."; top: "PROPERTIES // powerfnl [sic] astringent. Used in dyspepsia, // diarrhoea, cholera infantum, and excessive // mucous discharges. Infusion, Cranesbill Root, // one ounce. Hot Water, one pint, Dose, a // wineglassful."; bottom: "COMMON NAMES // Cranesbill // Dovesfoot, Crowfoot, Spotted // Geranium, Alum Root, etc."; left side of box: "Guaranteed by Murray & Nickell // Mfg. Co. under the Food and // Drugs Act, June 30, 1906 // Serial Number 1859"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length 5.7 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Box and label are discoloured; label has some beige spots on top and is torn along bottom edge; left front edge of box abraded; contents (vegetable matter) are leaking
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
"The Merck Index of Chemicals and Drugs," 7th ed., Merck & Co., 1960, p. 477; "Gould's Pocket Pronouncing Medical Dictionary," by George M. Gould, 1924; see also 000.006.010; CD #7.
Research Facts
Cranesbill Root is used for digestive disorders. (See accession sheet for further details.)