Michael R. Harris Medicine Collection, class of 1969
Collection # 2 | 22 ObjectsCollection Description
The collection contains prescription, OTC, chemicals, botanicals, contraceptives. Devices are in collection # 3
142
Aralia Hispida
Dwarf Elder
Sarsaparilla, Hyeble, Bristelstem
A tea made from the leaves is diaphoretic. The root is alterative and tonic. An infusion of the root has been used in the treatment of heart diseases. The bark, and especially the root bark, is diuretic and tonic. A homeopathic remedy is made from the fresh root. It has alterative, diaphoretic and diuretic properties and is considered to be a good treatment for dropsy.
Allaire Woodward & Co
Homeopathic
11/30/2027
3348
Powdery Extract
in a box
1
illinois
Aralia Hispida plant
Not Controlled
59
cid=146808
Valerian
Not Provided
179
NA
Aralia Hispida
Old box. Leafy substance
Bristly Sarsaparilla | Elder | Dwarf | aralia hispida |
5.5
5.5
2.5
Medicine
Early 19th Century
Old
1
Not Provided
Not Provided
On the shelf
12
11/30/2017
12/31/1969
The collection contains prescription, OTC, chemicals, botanicals, contraceptives. Devices are in collection # 3
ID | Type | Username |
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71 | curator | elizabethbee |