Summary
Sample of Yellow Gentian, bitter root. The root is used as a tonic in the north of India for many purposes including: medicinal, appetite stimulant, poison antidote, tonic, febrifuge, emmenagogue, anthelmintic and antiseptic. Collected by T.N. Mukharji.
Physical Description
Clear glass bottle, cylindrical in shape with a glass stopper, containing small sections of root. Mercury chloride pesticide residues have been detected on this collection.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Indian Government, 1887
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Inscriptions
On label: 2467 / SCIENCE MUSEUM
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Overall Dimensions
170 mm (Height), 60 mm (Outside Diameter)
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