Quinine pills in box
32 quinine pills in circular cardboard box with lid, Savory & Moore Ltd, inscribed '2 grains in each'
These pills contain quinine, a bitter tasting part of the bark of a cinchona tree, originally from South America but also cultivated in South Asia. From the early 1800s, quinine was used as a remedy against malaria.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630151 Pt16
- type:
- quinine
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
