Bottle of Aromatic Bismuth and Pepsin

Made:
1930-1970 in London

Amber glass bottle with glass stopper half-full of Aromatic Bismuth and Pepsine liquid (MIST. BISMUTH AROM. c. PEPSINO). 224 mm x 77 mm diameter, 725 g. Used as an anti-dyspeptic, ingredients include bismith, pepsine, chloroform, morphine, and nux vomica (strychnine). Gale, Baiss and Co., London, 1930-1970.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A664104
Materials:
half-full, pepsine, bismuth, chloroform, morphine, strychnine and glass
type:
bottle and morphine
credit:
Wellcome Trust