Box NRI2/8/2/1/12/1-19
Contains 20 Results:
Yellowish box labelled by Joseph Needham in Chinese 北京市第二中藥厰 and 中國科學院藥物研究所植物園 containing 17 dried plant specimens, c.1950s-1970s
Yellowish box labelled by Joseph Needham in Chinese 北京市第二中藥厰 and 中國科學院藥物研究所植物園 , c.1950s-1970s
The box is marked with the inscription:
北京市第二中藥厰 and 中國科學院藥物研究所植物園
Which translates to:
Beijing No. 2 Chinese Medicine Factory and Botanical Garden, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
The box originally held 250 sheets of Ilford bromide photography paper according to the remains of the original label on the box.
A packet of Ba hua seeds, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper and secured with a safety pin. The paper reads 'Ba hua seeds' and is sealed with a safety pin.
Specimen of 浮海石, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '浮海石'. Pumice stone.
Medical pills 健身寧, c.1950s-1970s
These are pills wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '健身寧' which translates as 'Fitness pills'.
Plant specimen of 黨參, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '黨參'. Codonopsis pilosula.
Plant specimen of 桔梗, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '桔梗'. Platycodon grandiflorus / Chinese bellflower.
Plant specimen of 天門冬, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '天門冬'. Asparagus cochinchinensis.
Plant specimen of 遠志, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '遠志'. Polygala tenuifolia Willd [radix].
Plant specimen of Euonymus alata wings on stem, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Euonymus alata wings on stem'.
Plant specimen of Lycium herbarum berry, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Lycium herbarum berry'.
Plant specimen of the fruits of Panax ginseng, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Fruits of Panax ginseng'.
Plant specimen of Astragalus membranaceus pods with air in, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Astragalus membranaceus pods with air in'.
Plant specimen of 元胡, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '元胡'.
Corydalis yanhusuo / Asian corydalis.
Plant specimen of Ganoderma lucidum (red var.), 1972
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Ganoderma lucidum (red var.)'.
The specimen is wrapped in a sheet from 'News from foreign agencies and press' dated Friday 14 July 1972.
Plant specimen of Ganoderma lucidum (purple var.), 1972
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Ganoderma lucidum (purple var.)'.
The specimen is wrapped in a sheet from 'News from foreign agencies and press' dated Friday 14 July 1972.
Plant specimen of 漢三七, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '漢三七'. Panax notoginseng.
Plant specimen of Eucommia Ulmoides (leaf silky fibres), c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Eucommia Ulmoides (leaf silky fibres)'.
Plant specimen of Xanthoxylum piperitum from Dazhai 大寨, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: 'Xanthoxylum piperitum from Ta-chai 大寨' (Shanxi Province).
Plant specimen of 六神耝, c.1950s-1970s
Dried plant specimens wrapped in paper. The paper reads: '六神耝'.
Spilanthes acmella [?].