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
type:
specimen dish and cannabis
credit:
Wellcome Trust