Pharmaceutical vessel for storage of lungwort

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Virtual Museums of Małopolska
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2020-04-06
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Metal pharmacy tin for storing the Lichen pulmonarius. The scientific name Pulmonaria is derived from Latin pulmo (lung). The spotted oval leaves were thought to symbolize diseased, ulcerated lungs, and so were used to treat pulmonary infections. ID no.: KGZ 3177 Time of creation: 19th century Museum: The Museum of Pharmacy at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/1978 Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project