specimen dish; controlled drug; cannabis
- Made:
- 1901-1940
Sample dish containing examples of dried hemp leaves. Hemp, otherwise known as indian hemp or cannabis, and is the tips of the pistillate plant of cannabis sativa (cannabinaceae) and was formerly employed as a sedative or narcotic. Cannabis has muscle relaxant and appetite stimulant effects and reduces intra-ocular pressure. Dish is sealed.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A626833
- Materials:
- container, glass and drug, plant material
- Measurements:
-
container: height 16 mm
container: diameter 52 mm
- type:
- specimen dish and cannabis
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
