Apothecary vase for wood-sorrel preserve

Description

The presented English delftware type faience apothecary vase comes from the collection of Mateusz Bronisław Grabowski (1904–1976). This medicine was known as Conserva Acetosellae. This preparation was made from the leaves of wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosella L., syn. Alleluja, Lujullae). It exhibited anti-inflammatory as well as antipyretic properties and was used to treat scurvy. ID no.: KGZ 5945 Time of creation: 1659–1725 Museum: The Museum of Pharmacy at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/1950 Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project