Green plastic vomit bowl with handle, England, 2005
- maker:
- Warwick Sasco Limited
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Vomit pan. Top three quarter view. Black background.
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Plastic vomit bowl with handle, graduated to 1500ml, manufactured by Warwick Sasco Ltd and marketted by Medisave UK Ltd, England, 2005.
A plastic vomit bowl used during panchakarma, an Ayurvedic therapy. Vomiting aims to drive out harmful doshas (forces) and waste products and is induced by taking a drink containing ingredients such as liquorice or calamus root. Therapeutic vomiting is used to treat illnesses such as colds, epilepsy and chronic indigestion.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Object Number:
- 2005-676
- type:
- vomit bowl and vomit bowl and
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- container - receptacle
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