Powered Doum Nut - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 35699 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 187.00 PALMAE Hyphaene thebaica | Entry Book Number | 56.1915 | |
| Artefact Name | Powered Doum Nut | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Powered Doum Nut | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | Powered Doum NutUse: MEDICINES User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Madame J Perchat, Paris | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: The greater part of this sample received from Madame Perchat, Paris, Aug 26 sent to Director for Sir A Keogh, War Office, who reported to Director (Letter dated War Office Aug 31 1915) 'I am not quite sure what uses we could put the powder, to. It won't do for wounds and I don't see where it comes in. Has the lady any surgical evidence behind her?' (See letter 292, 1915; x.p.77) Utilisation de la Poudre d'amande d'Afrique - !. Contre le froid aux pieds, mettre abondamment de la poudre a mem, e la chaussette. 2. Pour les plaieset les brulures les saupoudrer et surtout ne jamais mouiller la poudre. 3. Pour les maux de dents, mettre la poudre sur la partie malade. Pour nettoyer les dents elle remplace avantageusement toutes les poudres dentifr, ices. | ||||