Port & River — 1900-1935
Sample, sample of rhapontica root contained in a in glass jar
Sample of rhapontica (rhaponticum) root imported through the London docks from China. Rhaponticum has long been used In China and Tibet in the treatment of heart and kidney conditions. It is also used as a herbal remedy for fatigue.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/115
- Object name:
- sample, sample of rhapontica root contained in a in glass jar
- Object type:
sample, sample of rhapontica root contained in a in glass jar
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
glass, paper, rhapontica root
- Measurements/duration:
- H 184 mm, DM 65 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- London Museum Docklands: Warehouse of the World Gallery
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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