1892.41.397

Collection type

Object

Description

Box containing ground substance used as medicine. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/11/2004]

Geographical reference

Myanmar (Burma)

Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)

Yangon

Cultural groups

Burman

Person

Field collector Richard Carnac Temple

PRM source Richard Carnac Temple

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1892

Date collected

By 1892

Acquisition information

Donated: 1892

Materials and processes

Material Plant Fibre

Dimensions

Length: max 52 mm box

Object numbers

Accession number: 1892.41.397

Research and responses

Translation of the written Burmese labels was provided by Dr Atsuko Naono, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Faculty of History, University of Oxford, who corresponded with a Burmese medical scientist, Dan San Shwe in Yangon.

[.382] Unknown

[.383] Thwesay. This is a traditional medicine powder used mainly for girls and women primarily for their menstrual regulation and giddiness. It was described as it can be used when there was mucus in the bronchus.(Chaehta)

[.384] This is for chest pain together with ash mixed water.

[.385] For chest pain

[.386] For nose infection

[.387] For infant skin lotion

[.388] For nose infection

[.389] Ash water

[.390] This is a special oil (Seeman) made by a powerful faith healer or monk, used for applying on the chest or the abdomen for a soothing effect.

[.391] For infant wind colic

[.392] For chest pain

[.393] Unknown

[.394] This is a douhta-blue vitriol(copper sulphate crystal) used in traditional medicine formula

[.395] Same as 394

[.396] For infant formula

[.397] Thwesay same as 383

[.398] For chest pain

[.399] Unknown

[.400] For infant formular (Thungena Say)

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