clipboard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24490
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.985
- Description
- Rectangular, beige wood (?) clipboard with metal clip at the top to hold paper sheets. Sheet are insde metal holder that has two holes at the top that attach onto the holder with two metal hooks.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
- Marks/Labels
- The top metal holder on the clipboard has embossed text reading: "The Ottawa Pat 24 Aug 1898". The sheets of paper on the board have "Office Specialty Mfg. Co. / Limited / Makers of / Office Filing Systems". There is some more informtion below. The top part of the sheet has grid lines to enter information on. The sheet has quite a bit of damage.
- Measurements
- 37 cm height x 22 cm width
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Condoms
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.11.11
- Description
- A blue cardboard packet containing two smaller packets of three brown condoms. There was a third packet but it is no longer with the box. The text reads "1 doz. monogram Deluxe / From prevention of disease only / Made in Canada."
- Object History
- This item likely originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E - - Medical Accessories
- Colour
- Blue
- Brown
- Maker
- Monogram Deluxe
- Country Made
- Canada
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24888
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1386
- Description
- Rectangular, wood crate with no lid. Hand painted label on one side, with illustrations of plants and some text in Chinese. Rectangular brown paper label on another side, with three Chinese characters in black. This has been pasted over the original labelling of the crate. The crate has many scrapes and dents, as well as a large horizontal crack on one side.
- 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
- Hand painted label on side of box. Red mark in the middle with a light coloured circle at the corner. Some floral patterns between the circles. Rectangular brown paper label on another side, with three Chinese characters in black. This has been pasted over the original labelling of the crate, which is in English. The Chinese characters reveal the name of the producer that is "Peng Yu Tai Long".
- Measurements
- 30 cm height x 20 cm width x 20 length
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1388
- Description
- Wooden tea crate. Ornate black border. Handpainted flowers and fruit surrounding orange painted label. Brown paper label featuring 2 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 of Chinese characters is as follows: winter; flower/ blossom/ bloom/ fireworks/ spend/ expend. This has been altered for English comprehension to "tussilago farfara". This herb is warm in nature. It helps to moistening lung, reducing phlegm and also can be a good treatment for coughing. It's mostly found in Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Qinghai. It can be found about 1,000m above the sea level that is normally around the mountains. The herb grows faster under 16-24 Celsius. If the temperature is above 36 Celsius, it will be withered.
- Measurements
- 29 cm height x 21 cm width x 21 cm length
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24891
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1389
- Description
- Wooden tea crate. Ornate black border. Handpainted flowers and fruit surrounding orange painted label. Brown paper label featuring three Chinese characters.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Processing & Preparation T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Word for word translation of Chinese characters is as follows: river/ plain/ stream/ stone/ rock/ lapis/ ear. Chinese characters reveal the product was manufacturered by a pharmacy called Tai Chang Lian, located in Shanghuan, Hong Kong.
- Measurements
- 26 cm height x 20 cm width x 20 cm length
- Country Made
- Hong Kong
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1390
- Description
- Rectangular, wood crate with lid. Hand painted label on one side, with illustrations of plants and some text in Chinese. Original paper label on another side, with text in English. The crate has many scrapes and dents.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C. This could posssibly be the packaging for the tea leaf that were used to prepare Shen Nong tea or it could be the tea that the shop owner/staff prepared for their own consumption. The same shop listed on the label is still operating in Hong Kong (as of 2018) at the same location.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- The label on the front of the box has product informtion in English: "Pang Yu Tai Lung Kee / No. 113 Bonham Street / Victoria. Hong Kong." Below this is more information on the tea. The side of the box has a painted design of flowers with a red box in the middles. The outline is in black, the top is rounded. Inside there are black Chinese characters. Text literally translates to English as: "a surname", "abundant, plentiful", "peaceful, most, safe, grand", "grand, intense, swell, thriving, sweet" and "remember, record". Chinese characters reveal the name of the pharmacist, Peng Yu Tai Long. It is written on the box that the effects of the tea are "removing sunstrokes and fevers and when taken after meals it would increase the power of ingestion".
- Measurements
- 27 cm height x 22 cm width x 19 cm length
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24893
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1391
- Description
- Rectangular, wood crate with no lid. Hand painted label on one side, with illustrations of plants and some text in Chinese. Rectangular brown paper label on another side, with four Chinese characters in black.
- 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
- Hand painted label on side of box. black text in Chinese in centre, surrounded by illustrations of plants. Rectangular brown paper with 4 Chinese characters in black on one side. Small tear near the top left corner. The 4 Chinese characters literally translate to English as: " stone, rock, lapis", "pomegranate", "fur, skin" and "slice, piece". This has been adjusted for English comprehension to: "pericarpium granati", or pomegranate. Uses: The shape and the size of each slice of pericarpium granati is irregular. The thickness is between 1.5mm to 3mm. The surface is either in brown or dark brown. It doesn not have any specific smell, but the taste is bitter. It cures diarrhea, stop the bleeding and relieve the abdominal pain.
- Measurements
- 29 cm height x 21 cm width x 23 cm length
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24895
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1393
- Description
- Crate, made of wood. Paper labels are handpainted with flower and fruit designs. Rectangular brown paper label on one end, with two Chinese characters in black. This has been pasted over the original labelling of the crate. The crate has many scrapes and dents.
- 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
- Label contains Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "grass" "straw" "fruit" "result" "really" "resolute". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "tasaoko amomum fruit". Tasaoko amomum fruit can be found in Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou in China. The height of the plant is about 2.5 meters. The fruit will be in red when it harvests. The outer surface will be irregular wrinkled. The flower will bloom from May to June, The fruit will be from September to October. The main treatments are for malaria, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
- Measurements
- 28cm height x 21cm width x 19cm depth
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crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1395
- Description
- Rectangular, wood crate with lid. Hand painted label on one side, with illustrations of plants and some text in Chinese. Rectangular brown paper label on another side, with three Chinese characters in black. This has been pasted over the original labelling of the crate, which has text in English. The crate has many scrapes and dents.
- 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
- Hand painted label on side of box. black text in Chinese in centre, surrounded by illustrations of plants. Brown paper rectangular label on the front with three black Chinese characters. Text literally translates to English as: "red, bonus. dividend", "drop. fall, decend surrender, capitulate" and "incense, appetizing, fragrant". This has been adjusted for English comprehension to:: "rosewood". Uses: Rosewood is a type of tree that grows about 10-15 meters tall. It can be found mostly in Hainan, China. It can be used to help stop bleeding and relieve pain. It's also used in the treatment of vomiting of blood, hemoptysis, bruises, rheumatism, lower back pain and heart disease.
- Measurements
- Box: 24 cm height x 20 cm width x 21 cm length Lid: 1 cm height x 20 cm width x 21 cm length
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24903
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1401
- Description
- Crate, wooden, "Cat Chong Canton China"
- 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
- Rectangular brown paper label with three Chinese characters in black. Text literally translates to English as: "sheep", "Lophanthus rugosus" and "slice".
- Measurements
- Crate: 26 cm height x 28 cm width x 24 length Lid: 2 cm width
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24904
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1402
- Description
- Crate, wood, with a metal liner; "Cat Chong Canton China" stencilled in black on side, along with other Chinese characters. Rectangular paper label on one end of crate has three hand written Chinese characters in black. Along top of edge of crate appears to be a metal border.
- 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
- Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "flat" "cider" "slice". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Cacumen Biotae Orientalis/Platycladus orientalis/Chinese thuja". This herb has a bitter, cool taste. It is used for liver, large intestine, and heart meridians. It has been used to stop bleeding, harmonize blood, promote bowel movement, inhibit cough, and as an anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory agent.
- Measurements
- 24cm height x 28cm width x 25cm length
Images
crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24915
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1413
- Description
- Wooden box with rectangular orange label containing 3 black Chinese characters placed vertically.
- 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
- Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "gold"; "hairpin" followed by a character that was a former unit of measurement. When adjusted for English comprehension, product is either stem of Noble Dendrobium, White Dendrobium, Moniliform Dendrobiumtem, Doublelip Dendrobium or Hooked Dendrobium. It’s normally found on the mountains, mostly found in Taiwan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. It’s a good support for stomach and treatment of fever. It helps to treat after injury and also good for vision.
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crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24924
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1422
- Description
- Crate, wooden, covered with paper and varnish. All four sides have paper labels with 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
- Side one: Chinese characters literally translate to: "sky/heaven/day/god";"immortal/celestial being/a surname";"son/seed/viscount/you". When adjusted for English comprehension, label is for semen hyoscyami. It’s normally found in Hebei, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Ningxia. Its tastes bitter and has light smell. It helps with asthma and soothing the nerves. It’s a good treatment for epilepsy, stomach cramps, diarrhea and also helps with toothache. Side 2: Chinese characters literally translate to: "nine/many";"greens";"son/seed/viscount/you". When adjusted for English comprehension, label is Chinese leek seed. The seed is in the shape of semi-circular or oval. The length is 3-4mm, the width is about 2mm. The color is in dark black. It has the unique smell and tastes a little bit spicy. It’s treatment of impotence dream, urinary frequency, and diarrhea. Side 3: Chinese characters literally translate to: "hundred/numerous/centum";"son/seed/viscount/you";"benevolence/kernel/humanity/sensitive". When adjusted for English comprehension, label is for arborvitae seed. It’s collected during Fall and Winter season. It’s found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. It helps to soothe the nerves. It’s treatment of convulsions, insomnia, night sweats and constipation. Side 4: Chinese characters literally transate to: "gold/golden/metals/money;"retreat/withdraw/quit/recede/fade". Not possible to translate.
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crate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24929
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1427
- Description
- Wooden crate covered with worn tissue and varnish. Rectangular paper labels with Chinese characters in black ink on three sides of crate.
- 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
- Label on side 1 contains 2 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "yellow"; "refined", "perfect", "extractive". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Manyflower Solomonseal Rhizome, Siberian Solomonseal Rhizome, King Solomonseal Rhizome". The herb is normally collected during Spring and Fall season. It’s a good support for lungs, spleen and kidney. It also supports coughing and diabetes. It’s also a good treatment for physical weakness and dysentery. Label on side 2 contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "benefit", "beneficial", "profit", "increase", "increasingly"; "mother", "female", "origin", "nut", "venter"; and "grass", "straw". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is: "Motherwort Herb". The fresh herb will be collected during the Spring time and early Summer time. The dried herb collects during Summer and Fall season. It helps with blood circulation and swelling. It’s also a treatment for irregular menstruation, fetal leakage, difficult labor, abdominal pain, hematuria, and diarrhea. Label on side 3 contains 4 Chinese characters. One of which is literally translated to: "leaf", "foliage page", "lobe". There is no adjusted English translation. The other characters are indistinguishable.
- Measurements
- approx 39 cm height x 51 cm width x 51 cm depth
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dish
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24274
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.769
- Description
- Dish, for serving; circular shaped bowl with wavy rim edge; centre has illustration of two people, one sitting on a bench and the other holding a branch; rim has faded floral patterns. Base is hollow and about 2cm high. Artifact is first item on left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Service T&E
- Measurements
- 5cm high x 25cm wide
- Subjects
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
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drying rack
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24659
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1156
- Description
- Round woven brown bamboo drying rack. Artifact is third from left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 34 cm in diameter
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earthenware bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24290
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.785
- Description
- Bottle, `Tiger Whisky'; earthenware, brown glazed, "Federal Law Forbids Sale or reuse of this Bottle", "Wing Lee Wai Hong Kong"
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Container
- Marks/Labels
- Engraving reads- "Federal Law Forbids Sale or reuse of this Bottle"
- Country Made
- China
- Site/City Made
- Hong Kong
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geological specimen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88632
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.4
- Description
- English Name: Sulphur Chinese Pinyin Name: Liuhuang (ShiLiuHuang) Physical Description: lumps of yellow crystal in varying sizes and shapes; each piece has smoother and rougher areas with the rougher areas having a whitish appearance Production Regions: Primarily produced in Mount Muyang, Donghai, Mount Taishan and Mount Hexi, Yiyang, Mount Qishan, Linyi, and Kunlun and Persia, Yazhou, Mount Qiemi, Mount Liuqiu, Huangnan Functions: Treats phlegmons, hemorrhoids and bleeding. It strengthens tendons, bones and muscle, and heals baldness. It treats the epigastrium and abdomen, and reduces gas. It treats coughing. Good for the feet. It stops epistaxis, treats sores, and ulcers of the female external genitals. Good for the lumbar region and kidney. Treats scabies and kills parasites. For male sexuality, and consumpton. Treats chronic dysentery, diarrhea and cholera. Treats infantile convulsions
- Object History
- Collection of original raw contents of the Chinese Herbalist Shop, Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee, Victoria BC, as purchased from Rodney Pain in 1974. Sulfur is a mineral drug that is traditionally used to treat medical conditions on the skin. Sulphur was ground into a powder and then was either used in pills or turned into a balm to rub on your skin.
- Reference
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu), 2003
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geological specimen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88634
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.6
- Description
- English Name: Talc Chinese Pinyin Name: Huashi (HuaShi) Physical Description: piece of mineral, trapezoidal, brown and white with ridges, thickest at narrower end Production Regions: Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu, Shaanxi. Functions: Promotes urination, frees strangury, clears heat, resolves summerheat, dispels dampness, closes sores. Apply to heat strangury, stony strangury, hot and astringent pain during urination, polydipsia due to summer-dampness, diarrhea due to damp heat, externally used to eczema, heat rash.
- Object History
- Collection of original raw contents of the Chinese Herbalist Shop, Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee, Victoria BC, as purchased from Rodney Pain in 1974. Talc is a mineral often ground into a powder and used as Talcum powder, an important ingredient used in making cosmetics, body powder, and bath powder today. The smell of talc has often been used to mask other less pleasant smells in powdered medicines.
- Reference
- Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University. URL: http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?channelid=47953&lang=eng&searchword=pid=B00401 Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu), 2003; Taiwan Herbal Pharmacopeia, 2014.
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jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact9389
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1796.1
- Description
- Ginger pot with green glaze all around except for around opening and along the bottom. Embossed chinese characters on jar. Woven bamboo rope knotted and tied as a carrying case. Opening on top.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 13cm height x 14cm width
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23727
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.69
- Description
- Clear glass round-based fluted jar with metal screw-on lid and hand-written paper label. Artifact is fifth from the left in photograph.
- 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
- White label with black text. Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to : "positive and upright" and "tiger" and "amber". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "amber". Amber is fossilized tree resin from ancient plants such as pine and maple. It is used by pounding into a fine powder. It is used to treat epilepsy, palpitation, insomnia, inability to urinate, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, ulcer, sores, bruise and cuts.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 3 cm width x 3 cm length
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Jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23732
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.74
- Description
- glass jar with metal screw-top lid; orange oblong label with Chinese characters on it; jar is approximately half full of pale yellow powder. Artifact is third from left in the photograph.
- 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
- Chinese characters on label literally translate to: "milk," "fragrant or scented," "powder." When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Frankincense." In traditional Chinese medicine, Frankincense is used to increase blood circulation and cures qi and blood stagnation. Its main uses include treatment of heart pain, abdominal pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and appendicitis. It reduces swelling and is myogenic. It enhances healing of skin lesions, including sores, carbuncles, boils, and traumatic injuries.
- Measurements
- 11 cm height x 4 cm diameter
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23735
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.77
- Description
- Clear glass round-based jar with metal-screw-on lid and hand-written paper label. Jar contains brown powder. Artifact is fourth from the left in the photograph.
- 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
- Orange label with black text Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "cow/bull" and "silver" and "powder". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Nux Vomica, Strychnine tree seed powder". This medicine is made from the ripe seeds of nux vomica by removing the flesh of the fruit and drying the seeds. It is used to treat throat/pharyngeal pain, swollen ulcers, arthralgia due to wind, bone fractures, paralysis of facial nerves, and myasthenia gravis (weakness of skeletal muscles).
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 3cm width x 3 cm length
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jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23736
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.78
- Description
- Clear glass jar with brown twist metal lid. Orange paper label with indentations at top and bottom with black Chinese characters. Jar is fifth from the left in photograph.
- 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
- Characters literally translate to: "silver/money" and "flower" and "powder". When adjusted for English comprehension product is "Honeysuckle Flower powder, Japanese Honeysuckle powder". Honeysuckle Flower powder or Japanese Honeysuckle powder is a type of flower that is dried and made into powder. It is found all over in China, mainly in Henan and Shandong provinces, etc. Generally combined with other ingredients for treatment. Excels in clearing heat and relieving epidemic toxicity, good for treatment of bloody dysentery, swollen poison, posis, carbuncle sore, scrofula and heat toxin.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 6 cm width
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23737
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.79
- Description
- Clear round glass jar with metal screw cap lid. Octagonal orange-bordered white label with Chinese characters in black ink. Jar appears to be cotton, which does not match the translated label.
- 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
- Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "three"; "snake"; "ginger". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "three snake". Possible translation may be for a wine made of three types of snakes, sugar, and white wine. It treats rheumatism, associated bone and tendon pain, numbness, inflexibilitiy, hemiplegia, and bruises. It can expel wind, activate blood, improve circulation, reduce cold-dampness.
- Measurements
- 11 cm height x 7 cm width
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