Medicine Jar
Title
Medicine Jar
Description
Glass jar with no lid containing powdered residue Square clear glass jar with wide neck. Old label on front " Mint London England". Written over "Mint" are three Chinese characters in black ink. Below this another red ordered paper label has been glue and has three hand written Chinese characters. There is small amount of powdered residue in bottom. On sides are remains of Chinese characters in black ink. Jar contains Frankincense: Olibanum; Resina Olibani the resin of the Boswellia carterii Birdwood or other species of Boswellia (family Bureraceae). It is used to relieve pain and swelling b invigorating blood circulation for the treatment of pains due to blood - stasis such as traumatic pain.
Identifier
1997.055.147