canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23902
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.256
- Description
- Round based metal canister with lid and hand-written paper label. Artifact is second on 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
- Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to : "camphot/cinnamonum camphyara" and "wood" and "son/child". When adjusted for English comprehension, the product is Zhangmuzi. Zhangmuzi is a mature fruit of Cinnamomum Cinnamomum camphora. Plant camphor, located in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other places, especially Taiwan has the most. Taste spicy, warm. Purpose is to expel wind and cold, warm stomach and, regulate qi and stop pain to cure abdomen cold pain, cold wet vomit, Qi stagnation, beriberi.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 9 cm width x 9 cm length