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