Flat, almost square cardboard box, wrapped in plastic, that can be opened at the top and bottom; plaastic is held in place with translucent mending tape; box size originally 5.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 2.5 cm but box is now warped and bulging; box is full of material
Flat, almost square cardboard box, wrapped in plastic, that can be opened at the top and bottom; plaastic is held in place with translucent mending tape; box size originally 5.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 2.5 cm but box is now warped and bulging; box is full of material
Front: framed with a thick, square outer border line and a thin square, inner border line; text reads: "MURRAY & NICKELL // MFG. CO. // MULLEIN LEAVES // Verbascum Thapsus // CHICAGO,U.S.A."; top: "PROPERTIES // Demulcent, diuretic and anodyne. Useful // in catarrh, cough. diarrhoea and dysentry. // Infusion, one ounce in a pint of hot water. // Dose, a wineglassful."; bottom: "COMMON NAMES // Velvet Plant, White Mullein. // Geneines Wollkraut."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row H
Dimension Notes
Length 5.9 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.7 cm
Condition Remarks
Box is discoloured, with numerous small brown stains and smudges; there is a large, light-brown stain on the upper right corner on the back; some contents (vegetable matter) are leaking and 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. 1092; "Gould's Pocket Pronouncing Medical Dictionary," by George M. Gould, 1924; "Elements of Pharmacy, Materia Medica, and Therapeutics," 3rd ed., by William Whitla, 1885, pp. 566-567
Research Facts
Mullein leaf has been known to be both antispasmodic and a great expectorant, making it a great remedy for deep wet coughs and spastic coughs. Mullein leaf is very effective at fighting an infection and reducing pain as well.
Mullein is used for bronchitis and as an unproven cure for a host of other conditions.