Catillon Granules – Strophanthin – Containing Ouabain
POISON
Antique tube of pharmaceutical granules – Apothecary
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Catillon Granules – Strophanthin – Containing Ouabain
POISON
Antique tube of pharmaceutical granules – Apothecary
At the end of the 19th century, the chemist Léon Arnaud received poison-coated arrows from Somalia from a famous traveller of the time, Bénédict-Henry Révoil. One of them was coated with waba, a deadly poison derived from a plant known as Ouabaïo.
In 1888, he isolated the compound responsible for the poison’s effects, which he named ouabain, a potent cardiac toxin that was once used therapeutically as a cardiotonic. However, due to its toxicity, its use has since been abandoned in favour of more manageable synthetic molecules or digoxin.
In the late 19th and first half of the 20th century, this product was prescribed as a powerful cardiac stimulant, mainly to treat acute heart failure and arrhythmias. It acted in a similar way to digitalis, but with an effect often considered to be faster.
However, its strophanthin or ouabain tends to accumulate in the body if doses are taken too close together. A patient taking these granules without strictly adhering to the prescription could, after a few days, unwittingly reach a toxic total dose in the blood, leading to a heart attack!
During the 20th century, accidents linked to this type of granule were well known...
Tube length: 5cm
It comes from the old cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
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Orthoforme
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Silver medal at Paris 1889
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Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Label: DANGEROUS
Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous ‘poison cabinet’.
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
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Genuine antique ocular prosthesis
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in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
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Apothecary
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Mouth-blown glass - Cobalt blue color tinted throughout
This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for stockpiling
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I believe these are antique glass pieces that were originally intended to be placed on a stand.
Repurpose them as small bells to showcase your small objects, such as a small skull, as shown here.
Sold individually
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4 compartments
Ref A - 39.5x50cm
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Weight: 4.1kg !
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Antique pharmacy bottle
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Antique pharmacy jar
Apothecary
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Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE STORED SEPARATELY – CODEX 1908
Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous ‘poison cabinet’.
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
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Beginning of XXth century
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Mouth-blown glass - Cobalt blue color tinted throughout
This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for stockpiling
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Model can be dismantled lengthwise, numbered, used for medical teaching.
Please note: one removable side piece is missing. The model remains stable and highly decorative. Authentic piece.
Handwritten inscription from the period: Larynx - Auzoux à St-Aubin-d’Écrosville Eure 1938
Placed in a metal base, it can be easily removed to hold it in your hand.
Catillon Granules – Strophanthin – Containing Ouabain
POISON
Antique tube of pharmaceutical granules – Apothecary
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