A ribbed, cylindrical dark green glass bottle with a short neck and a glass stopper; a red paper label affixed to the bottle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
Dates
1880
1920
circa 1880-1920
Material
glass: translucent green
paper: red; yellow
ink: black
Inscriptions
Printed on label: "TINCT. // ACONITI."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-1
Length
20.0 cm
Diameter
7.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 20.0 cm x Diameter 7.8 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Books
Reference Comments
Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 27th ed.
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
"Strong Aconite tincture 25% V/V in alcohol, contains 50% W/V of alkaloids."
Comes from the root of Aconitum Napellus. Anodyne (painkilling), antiphlogistic (reduces inflammation and fever), antipyretic (prevents or reduces fever), diaphoretic (induces sweating), and diuretic (promotes urine). Relieves pain of acute and chronic rheumatism, facial neuralgia, and itching.