Glass bottle, with cork stopper, containing Wallas' Linctus Menthol et Terpene Comp. c Heroin
- Made:
- London
Clear glass, circle based bottle, with cork stopper and paper label, containing Wallas' Linctus Menthol et Terpene Comp. c Heroin (linctus of menthol and terpene compound, with heroin). This preparation is highly likely to have been used as a cough cold aid due to the cough suppressent properties of heroin, the expectorant properties of the terpene and the mucolytic effects of menthol.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A601102
- type:
- bottle and diamorphine
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
