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TAMARINDI
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This urn–shaped drug jar has a round foot and domed lid. The jar has a white tin glaze with blue swags and vines at the neck and inscription. The jar is marked, “TAMARINDI.” Tamarindus is the fruit of the tree <i>Tamardindus indica</i>. The pulp, leaves, and bark are used for medicinal purposes including the relief of fever and indigestion.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineTAMARINDI. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
