Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.17.023
Accession#:
2005.17
Credit Line:
Donated by Jim McCorcle.
Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Title:
POISON Pharmacist Stock Bottle, glass with cork stopper, Gelesmium
Description:
"POISON, One—forth pint (118 cc) Tincture No40, Gelsemium, NF (gelsemium sempervirens), contains alcohol 60 percent, standard—.045 gm to .055 gm total alksloids per100cc, poisonous. powerful moto—depressant. sedative, antispasmodic and diaphoretic. should be employed with caution in case of weak heart, tannin, emetics, stimulants, (strychnine and caffeine) atropine, average dose— 4 min. (.25 cc), Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis USA

brown glass bottle with cork stopper
Notes:
see 2005.17.001
People:
McCorcle, Jim
Search Terms:
Pharmacy
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