Syrup Figs Compound, N.F. IV.
name: label: maker
content: Eli Lilly and Company
notes: label: Description
content: One of five (5) specimens of National Formulary (N.F.) preparations of cascara sagrada donated by Eli Lilly and Company in 1920 for the pharmacy exhibits. The five specimens, along with a sample of refined cascara sagrada powder (M-00926), were used to complete an exhibit on the use of cascara sagrada in medicine.
label: Description
content: Cascara Sagrada (Spanish for “sacred bark”) refers to the bark of the buckthorn or bearberry tree (Rhamnus purshiana or Frangula purshiana). The bark was used in medicine by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and was introduced to the medical profession in the 1870s. It became one of the most ubiquitous vegetable laxatives and was used in popular over-the-counter products throughout the 20th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Indiana, Indianapolis
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Eli Lilly and Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-00925
label: accession number
content: 64964
label: catalog number
content: M-00925
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pharmaceutical