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
152
symphytum officinale
Comfrey Root
Comfrey
Comfrey is used as a tea for upset stomach, ulcers, heavy menstrual periods, diarrhea, bloody urine, persistent cough, painful breathing (pleuritis), bronchitis, cancer, and chest pain (angina). It is also used as a gargle for gum disease and sore throat. Used for pulmonary complaints.
Allaire Woodward & Co
Homeopathic
11/30/2027
No product Number
Powdery Extract
box
1
illinois
allantoin (up to 4.7% mainly in flowering tops) inulin mucilage (about 29% mainly fructans) nutrients (calcium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamins A, B12, C, proteins) phenolic acids (rosmarinic) steroidal saponins toxic alkaloids (including pyrrolizidines) tannins
Not Controlled
59
cid=146808
Valerian
Not Provided
189
NA
Comfrey Root
Old box
Comfrey | Gum plant | Healing Herb | Slippery Root |
5
5
2.5
Medicine
Early 19th Century
old
1
Not Provided
Not Provided
On the shelf
14
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 |