Cortex - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 46911 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 143.01 LAURACEAE Cinnamomum obtusifolium | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Cortex | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Cortex | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | CortexUse: MEDICINES User: Not defined | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 2 B 8 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Hanbury Collectionx0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Inodorous, astringent bark having a fibrous fracture, found among Cassia vera from Calcutta. Upon comparison with Guibourt's specimens, it appeared identical with the bark to which he restricts the name of Cassia lignea, vide Kist des Drog., (ed 1849) Tome ii p.380 DH. Also extract from a letter dated Paris 12 Dec 1856 from M.Guibourt to DH. In french. Sent to Pfester 29.1.94 - Med. rays numerous dilated upward. Fibrous splinters laminated. Astringent ..?.. But not coriander odour the corin, ander like bark is not obtusifolius. See Pfester | ||||