| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/61 |
| Title | Bottle of Liquor Atropinae Sulphatis |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Creator Name | Evans Medical Supplies Ltd., Medical supply company, 1809-1959 |
| Description | This is an empty stoppered bottle of Liquor Atropinae Sulphate (top of stopper broken). It appears as a clear, amber glass bottle and two labels indicating the content. The larger label reports in red ink “Evans” and “Poison” with black ink text in between saying “Liquor Atropinae Sulphatis B.P.C. 1934 Dose - 1/2 to 1 minim (0.03 to 0.06 ml).” An additional label in black ink reports “Evans Medical Supplies (Ireland) Ltd. Distillery Road, Dublin.” The smaller, square label at the lower part of the bottle says in black ink “Evans Net 4 OZ.” Written in pencil on the top right corner of the label is "K1080". The bottom of the bottle is engraved with "11741 6 UGB". Derived from belladonna plant, for centuries recognised for its medicinal properties, the pure form of atropine was first produces in 1831 by the German pharmacist Henrich Mein (1799-1864), and later synthesised in 1901 by German chemist Richard Willstätter (1872-1942). In the 19th century, Liquor Atropinae Sulphate was a widely used medicine with important implications. It was often used to dilate pupils during eye exams and surgeries, as a pain relief in cases of sever colic or muscle spasm, but also as an antidote for certain types of poisoning caused by pesticides. It was also used to treat asthma and other respiratory conditions. |
| Extent | 2 pieces |
| Dimensions | 160mm x 50mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Medicine-Bottle |
| Term | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| Organic Chemicals |
| Drug Therapy |
| Anaesthesiology |