Apothecary vessel for cockroaches

Description

The presented apothecary vessel contain raw material of animal origin – oriental cockroaches (Blatta orientalis L.). The vessel is made of transparent glass has an oval sign bordered with a black stripe. The signature reads: Blatta Orientalis, meaning oriental cockroach. Pulverised cockroaches were predominantly utilised in the production of medicinal tinctures, used as antispasmodic and strongly diuretic agents. Time of creation: 19th century https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/1751 Inventory number: KGZ 5062 The Museum of Pharmacy at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project