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Albarello drug jar used to store savin oil, Italy, 1701-1800
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Albarello drug jar used to store savin oil, Italy, 1701-1800
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The inscription Estratto di Sabina translates from Latin as “Extract of Savin”. This refers to a species of juniper, whose berries would have been pressed and infused with olive oil to make the treatment.

A pharmacy text from the 1730s recommended its use for easing the pain of childbirth and for asthma. Just over a hundred years later, the same treatment was used to control menstrual bleeding and to treat or prevent infections caused by parasitic worms.

maker: Unknown maker

Place made: Italy

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Keywords: Asthma; drug jar; Pharmacy; Menstrual Cycle; childbirth; Parturition
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A631906
  • Photo number: L0058331
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