A square-based glass bottle with rounded shoulders, a narrow neck ending in a lip, and closed with a cork; a paper label; 2/3 full of dark liquid.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
Dates
1880
1910
circa 1880-1910
Material
glass: clear
cork: brown
paper: brown
Inscriptions
On label: "Ext. Convallaria Maj. Fl. Lily of the Valley Root // Dose: one to five minims"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 4 Row B
Length
10.5 cm
Width
3.5 cm
Depth
3.5 cm
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Cardiac stimulant and diuretic; similar to digitalis in action.
Convallaria majalis, commonly known as lily-of-the-valley, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial that that typically forms an indefinitely-spreading ground cover to 8-12” tall.