University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Pharmacy, General
Classification
Pharmacy
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Pharmacy, General
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Accession Number
1980.18.71
Description
Hand blown glass greenish tinted glass bottle with cylindrical body ending in sloping, rounded shoulders and a long, narrow neck; closed by a dented metal lead top over a cork; large tan paper label covers most of the body; contains about 2.0 cm of murky contents.
Hand blown glass greenish tinted glass bottle with cylindrical body ending in sloping, rounded shoulders and a long, narrow neck; closed by a dented metal lead top over a cork; large tan paper label covers most of the body; contains about 2.0 cm of murky contents.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
Printed on label: "LIQUOR // PANCREATICUS // (BENGER.)"; "F. B. BENGER and CO. LTD. // Manufacturing Chemists, OTTER Works, Manchester // Gold Medal, International Health Exhibition, London, 1884 // NB. - Keep in the dark, and in a cool place. Should a slight whitish deposit form in this preparation, it may be filtered out or allowed to settle. It does not indicate decomposition."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-5 Box 4 Row C
Length
14.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 14.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal cork cover is dented
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Daniel A. Goldstein, “The Historical Apothecary Compendium,” (Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Co., 2015).
Research Facts
Containing the active digestive principles of the pancreas. Solution of pancreatin, liquor pancreaticus, pancreatic solution, made from pancreatin, sodium bicarbonate, glycerin, compound spirit of cardamom, alcohol, purified talc, and water. Used as a digestive. Simpler form made of glycerin of pancreatin, sodium bicarbonate, glycerin, alcohol, and water.