Pharmacy firkin for centaury

The presented pharmacy firkin is a conical cask, strongly tapered upwards, made of oak wood and painted with oil paint. In the pharmacies of old, raw materials and dry-form medications were stored in vessels of this type. Dry raw materials were substances derived from various sources: mineral, animal, and even human, but primarily of plant origin. Firkins were also used for storing confections. Centaury is a medicinal, cosmetic and spice plant. The herbal extract activates the digestive processes and stimulates the secretion of digestive juices, to which a high dose of bitterness in centaury contributes. This plant helps with digestive indisposition such as lack of appetite, abdominal pain, bloating, impaired bile secretion, superacidity and belching. ID no.: KGZ 1894 Time of creation: 19th/20th century Museum: The Museum of Pharmacy at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/870 Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project