Resin - CHINESE DRUGS - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 69324 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 42.00 BURSERACEAE Commiphora sp. | Entry Book Number | ||
Artefact Name | Resin - CHINESE DRUGS | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | India | TDWG Region | India | ||
Parts Held | Resin - CHINESE DRUGS | Geography Description | India | ||
Uses | Resin - CHINESE DRUGSUse: MEDICINES User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
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Notes: | Label source: See ref Chinese Medicine: Drugs of Chinese Pharmacies in Malaya published in 'The Garden Bulletin, Straits Settlements' Vol VI Pt I Dec 1929 pp.40/41 The drug received under this name meaning myrrh is not true myrrh. Porter Smith reported t, hat it was a worthless foreign drug sold as a substitute. Consists mostly of insoluble grains swelling in water, no odour or bitterness. Burns with odour of burnt sugar. No 431 |