Apothecary vessel for cockroaches3D Model
Apothecary vessel for cockroaches
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More model informationThe 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
CC AttributionCreative Commons Attribution
May 17th 2021
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