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