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Other Name |
Quassia Cup |
Object Name |
Tool, Pharmaceutical |
Description |
"The cures were in the wood of this nineteenth century medicinal goblet. It supposedly turned ordinary water into a powerful tonic for treating fever and numerous other ailments. The secret was Quassia wood, that is, wood from the tropical shrub Quassia Amata. Also known as Bitterwood, it contains quassin, one of nature's bitterest substances." |
Catalog Number |
2000.014.308 |
Material |
Wood |
Uses |
"As an herbal remedy it was an early treatment of fever, digestive problems |
Uses (con't-1) |
and many other ills including parasitic worms." |