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
171
Quillaja Saponaria
Soap Bark, N.F
Quillaja Saponaria
Soap bark tree has a long history of medicinal use with the Andean people who used it especially as a treatment for various chest problems. The saponin content of the bark helps to stimulate the production of a more fluid mucous in the airways, thus facilitating the removal of phlegm through coughing. The tree is useful for treating any condition featuring congested catarrh within the chest, but it should not be used for dry irritable coughs. The inner bark contains about 9% of complex saponins, known collectively as "quillajasaponin". It also contains calcium oxalate and tannin. It has been used internally as a stimulating expectorant, though it can cause irritation and inflammation of the digestive tract and so is no longer considered safe. The internal use of this plant needs to be carefully overseen by a professional practitioner. Sap bark tree is used as a source of compounds for the pharmaceutical industry. It is still used externally as a cutaneous stimulant in the treatment of skin ulcers and eruptions, dandruff etc.
S.B. Penick & Co
soap
11/30/2027
No product Number
Soap bar
in a box
1
Marion, North Carolin
Quillaja Saponaria leaves
Not Controlled
59
cid=146808
Valerian
Not Provided
208
NA
Soap Bark, N.F
Soap bar in a bluish box
Quillaja Saponaria | Soap Bark N.F |
5.5
5.5
2.4
Medicine
Late 20th Century
old
1
Not Provided
Not Provided
SHELF
17
11/30/2017
12/31/1969
The collection contains prescription, OTC, chemicals, botanicals, contraceptives. Devices are in collection # 3
| ID | Type | Username |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | curator | elizabethbee |