A cylindrical bottle with a narrow neck and a rounded glass stopper; paper label; black crystals in bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine
Dates
1850
1860
circa 1850-1860
Material
glass: clear; stained
paper: white
ink: black
crystals: black
Inscriptions
Printed on label in black ink: "E.B.S. // FL. EXT. // ALOES SOC."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-1
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Peter Squire, "Companion to the Latest Edition of the British Pharmacopœia," (J. & A. Churchill, 1899), https://books.google.ca/books?id=0Vw3AAAAMAAJ&dq=ol.+rosmar&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Research Facts
Used as a bitter tonic and purgative acting mainly on the large intestine, takes ten to fifteen hours to work. Emmenagogue (stimulates menstrual flow), cathartic in constipation associated with amenorrhea and anemia. Anthelmintic (used to treat parasitic worm infections). Socotrine aloes contain less aqueous extract and are less purgative than the Barbados variety, but are used in large doses as a powerful hepatic stimulant. Came from Socotra, an island which is today part of Yemen. Strong odour, taste nauseous and bitter.