Description: From a local estate, this listing offers an antique box of S. B. Penick & Co. Lady Slipper Root, a herbal medicine produced prior to 1930. The box is unopened, selling for the value of the box as a display piece. It measures approximately 2 1/4" tall x 2 1/4" wide x 1 3/8" deep. The front is marked "Initial Line Loose Pressed Lady Slipper Root N.F. (Cypripedium pecie) - Net Weight One Ounce - S.B.Penick & Co. Incorporated Crude Drugs, New York, N.Y. U.S.A., Asheville, N.C., Jersey City, N.J. - The Initial Source of Supply." The top of the box reads "Action and Uses - Nervine and disphoretic. The decoction is of value in relieving nervous symptoms." The bottom of the box reads "SYNONYM-Cyprepedium, PART USED-Rhizome and Rootss, FAMILY-Orchideceae, HABITAT-United States." The box shows it age, but very minor wear. For nearly a century following the Civil War, the abundance of wild plants used in pharmaceuticls made Southern Appalacia the main source for what became known as the crude drug business. In the early 1900s drug making companies opened collection and processing plants in the region. These botanical houses included Blue Ridge Drug Co., Wilcox Drug Co., and S.B.Pinick & Co. S.B.Pinick & Co. was founded in 1914 in Marion, NC. Check out all of my other listings under magicsue2016 - lots of bargains can be found there!!! I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING. If you are going to buy more than one item from me, please ADD TO CART and then request a total from me so I can send you an invoice that shows combined shipping.
Price: 12 USD
Location: Elyria, Ohio
End Time: 2024-09-23T01:38:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
Maker: S. B. Penick & Co.
