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19th Century Syrup Round: Syr Marrubii
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19th Century Syrup Round: Syr Marrubii

On offer is a superb cobalt blue syrup bottle (round) with paper label. This bottle was once the property of THE ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. Provenance can be given.

SYRUPUS MARRUBII: Syr: Marrubii: Syrup of Horehound.

Horehound consists of the dried leaves and flowering tops of the white horehound Marrubium vulgare, an erect herbaceous plant indigenous to Britain, and widely distributed over Europe.

The drug has an agreeable odour, and somewhat aromatic, bitter taste. White horehound is sharply characterised by the dense, wooly hairs and ten hooked calyx teeth.

Horehound contains a crystalline bitter principle, marrubiin, together with a little volatile oil and tannin.  Horehound is an expectorant, and in large doses, laxative. It is a popular domestic remedy for coughs, colds, and pulmonary affections in the form of infusion, oxymel, and syrup. It is said to be of especial use when the expectoration is excessive.

HEIGHT: 20 cms

DAMAGE: None to the bottle or label, they are in pristine condition. The stopper has a small chip to the underside of the rim, and some very small fleabites.

The colouration is superb, it is a very pale cobalt blue, with swirls within the glass, getting darker towards the base.

Price: £60.00



Product Code: 19T89 ~   SOLD  

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