Bottle of 100 gelatin anti-malarial pills by Parke, Davis & Company, London, 1891-1940
These anti-malarial pills were used by travellers or people living in areas where malaria was common. The 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. It was added to tonic water so the remedy was easier to swallow and today is still present in tonic water. It is still used to a limited degree as a medicine.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 2010-93
- Materials:
- glass, cork and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 86 mm x 31 mm x 21 mm, 0.06 kg
- type:
- anti-malarial drug and bottle
- credit:
- Unknown source