Glass jar containing four poisoned arrow heads, Africa, dated 1882 Glass jar containing four poisoned arrow heads
Single strip of rolled bark, cinchona officinalis (Linn), from the Royal Botanical Gardens Collection, Kew, exhibited in 1930 Wellcome Exhibition, probably collected by T.J. Buchanan, Madras, India, 1882 Single strip of rolled bark
Glass specimen jar containing Strophanthus seeds, Gambia and east Africa (clear glass English jar), 1880-90s; a source of arrow poison, known as ouabain historically used in the treatment of heart failure, and used intravenously and orally in the treatment of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Glass specimen jar containing Strophanthus seeds
Rolled strip of bark, Cinchona Calisaya (Weddell), once in the Royal Botaic Gardens Collection, Kew, England, grown in Bolivia, 1870-1882 Rolled strip of bark
Specimens of cinchona officinalis bark, from Ceylon, collected by T.J. Buchanan, 1882 Specimens of cinchona officinalis bark