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Medicine bottle, 'Cascara Sagrada', Burroughs, Wellcome and Company, 1896
Glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label with printed title ,'Cascara Sagrada', the trade mark brand, 'Tabloid', manufacturer's name, 'Burroughs, Wellcome & Co', and dosage advice. There is also a hand-written annotation on the label.
Derived from the bark of the North American cascara sagrada plant this medicine or supplement is primarily used to treat constipation but can have significant side effects with prolonged use.
From a Burroughs, Wellcome and Company medical kit, marked to 'Andrew Thorne' (?), 'Grenadier Guards', which was possibly purchased for use during the 3rd Ashanti War (1895-1896).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2001-07-127-6
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-07-127-6