Ramie Fibre - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 42173 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 153.01 URTICACEAE Boehmeria nivea | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Ramie Fibre | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Ramie Fibre | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | Ramie FibreUse: MEDICINES User: Not defined | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 38 A 5 | ||
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| Notes: | Opuscular source: Letter from WA Sherwood, Major, MC, USA, Chief of the Surgical service. Re; Degummed famie fibre. 1. Pursuant to instructions contained in letter of July 10th, ramie has been given a trial in this Hospital. 2. Personal observationan, d report of its use by Ward Surgeons would indicate the following conclusion in comparing it with absorbent cotton. A. It is longer in fibre. B. Lighter. C. Same convenience in handling. D. Has greater and quicker absorbing quality. 3. It was fou, nd to be very adaptable to certain parts of the Surgical work in this Hospital. Opuscular source: Letter from John Jowell Moorhead, Supt. Surgical Dressings, American Red Cross, Washington to Mr M Sabner, 1789 Broadway, New York City. Dear Mr Sabner, I a, m sorry the report on your material has been delayed. We had dressing made up of your material carded ramie, and tested. Sterilization showed no change in the absorbability of the ramie and very little change in the consistency of the fabric with less t, endency to pack than in the case of absorbent cotton. Pads applied directly to freely draining wounds showed - a. Wounds clean and dry when pads removed. b. Pads evenly saturated with discharge. Pads made of ramie used in Carrel-Dakin dressings compar, ed favourably with absorbent cotton pads of the same weight, holding the discharge rather better than the cotton with slightly less tendency to soiling of bedding from penetration of the pad. Testimony of patients indicates equal comfort in use of ramie, or cotton pads. No evidence of any injurious chemical reaction occurring in the use of ramie pads against the skin in pus dressing or Carrel-Dakin dressings. Yours etc etc. | ||||