Object ID Number:
PH181
Object Name:
Elix. Cinch. Alk.
Type:
Shop Furniture1880
Manufactured from:
1900
Manufactured to:
1930
Description / History:
Early 20th century medicine bottle. Made from mold blown brown glass with bakelite top. Labelet Elix. Cinch. Alk.
The cinchona – a large shrub or small tree – is indigenous to South America. In the 19th century it could be found along the west coast from Venezuela in the north to Bolivia in the south. Its bark, also known as Peruvian Bark or Jesuits Bark, is renowned for its medicinal properties. It produces a number of alkaloids, namely cinchonine, cinchonidine, quinine, quinidine and quinamine. By far the most valuable of these is quinine, a drug used to treat malaria.
The cinchona – a large shrub or small tree – is indigenous to South America. In the 19th century it could be found along the west coast from Venezuela in the north to Bolivia in the south. Its bark, also known as Peruvian Bark or Jesuits Bark, is renowned for its medicinal properties. It produces a number of alkaloids, namely cinchonine, cinchonidine, quinine, quinidine and quinamine. By far the most valuable of these is quinine, a drug used to treat malaria.
Dimensions:
H–7.75 Dia–2.75 inches
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