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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23829
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.183
- Description
- Container, wood, painted dark brown, circular, with lid; orange label with painted chinese characters.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Word for word translation is as follows; "carambola / star fruit" and "flower". This has been adjusted for english comprehension to "Carambola Flower". Taste: Sweet, neutral. For gallbladder meridian. Treat malaria, alleviate pain, remove toxicity and kill parasites. To treat malaria, stomachache, scabies, dermatitis rhus.
- Measurements
- 14 cm height x 30 cm diameter