Digitalis, U.S.P Reference Standard

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:

For use as a cardiac stimulant, indirect diuretic. For use in heart failure and in edema due to cardiac impairment. [The Merck Index, 5th Edition, 1940]

Date Made: 1942

Maker: United States Pharmacopeia Convention

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Maryland, Rockville

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Credit Line: Mrs. Robert M. Leonard in memory of Dr. Robert M. Leonard

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0675.17Catalog Number: 1991.0675.17Accession Number: 1991.0675

Object Name: pharmaceutical, ampule ofpharmaceuticalOther Terms: pharmaceutical, ampule of; Pharmaceutical; Powder

Physical Description: powdered digitalis leaf, 3.1 gm. (overall active ingredeints)white (overall color)glass (overall material)paper (label material)Measurements: average spatial: 9.1 cm x 1.6 cm; 3 9/16 in x 5/8 inoverall: 3 5/8 in x 3/4 in; 9.2075 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-9c70-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1121644

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