Belladonna Leaves, Fluid Ext. of (Fluidextractum Belladonnae Foliorum)

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are: For use as an anodyne [pain relief], locally in neuralgia and nerve pains; as an antispasmodic, for checking secretions, as in coryza, night sweats, and excessive milk; also, as a narcotic and mydriatic [dilating the pupil]. [Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Seventh Edition, 1926]

One of six pharmaceuticals in display bottles donated to the museum in 1926 by the Parke, Davis and Company. The curator requested these specimens for use in an exhibition of official drugs added to the U.S. Pharmacopoeia,Tenth Revision (U.S.P. X), made official January 1,1926.

Date Made: ca 1926

Maker: Parke, Davis and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Michigan, Detroit

Subject: Pain & Neuralgia DrugsRespiratory & Asthma Drugs

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Credit Line: Gift of Parke, Davis and Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-02179Catalog Number: M-02179Accession Number: 93279

Object Name: pharmaceuticalOther Terms: Pharmaceuticals; Drugs; Liquid

Physical Description: belladonna leaves (drug active ingredients)glass (overall material)paper (label material)cork (lid material)plastic (packaging material)Measurements: overall: 5 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.335 cm x 4.445 cm x 4.445 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-52e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_717727

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