Clear glass specie jar, contains Indian Hemp / Cannabis

Clear glass specie jar, with glass stopper and hand written paper label. The jar contains Indian Hemp / Cannabis Indica B.P. Labelled 'Tops of female plant of Cannabis Sativa (N.O. Urticacea). Good sample'. The British Pharmacopoeia (B.P.) defines Indica as 'The flowering tops of the female plant from which the resin has not yet been removed, dried; cultivated in India'. Cannabis Indica was used to prepare cannabis extracts and tinctures. Cannabis Indica is listed in the British (B.P.) from 1864-1914.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A675006
Materials:
glass
type:
jar
credit:
Wellcome Trust