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