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black cohosh box
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Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1969.267.1
Description
Faded priple cardboard box with white sticker covering three sides, containing black cohosh.
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Accession Number
1969.267.1
Collection
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
MeSH Heading
Plants, Medicinal
Muscarinic Agonists -- therapeutic use
Gynecology
Drugs, Non-Prescription
MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
Description
Faded priple cardboard box with white sticker covering three sides, containing black cohosh.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source unknown.
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co.
Site Made (City)
Walkerville
Site Made (State)
Ontario
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Material
cardboard: faded purple
paper: off-white; black
Inscriptions
front: "BLACK COHOSH // (Cimicifuga, B.P.) // Cimicifuga racemosa, Ell. // No. 41 C105567 // PAKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO. CAN."'; side: "Synonyms - Actaea racemosa, Linné; Black snake root, Rattle-snake root, Squaw root, Eng.; Actée à grappes, Fr.; Schwarze Schlangen wurzel, Ger. // Part employed - the rhizome. // Family - Ranunculaceae. // Habitat - United States."; side: "Properties - Tonic, nervine and antispasmodic. A valuable uterine tonic and useful in the headaches attendant on uterine derangements. // Dose - 1/2 to 2 fluidounces (16 to 60 Cc.) of an ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length 5.5 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #UHN
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