Ol Rutae
Title
Ol Rutae
Subject
Abortifacient
Pharmacy
Art
Health & Medicine
European Apothecary
Pharmacy
Art
Health & Medicine
European Apothecary
Description
This blown and molded glass bottle with stopper has a baked enamel label marked, OL RUTAE. Oil of Rutae is made from the herb Ruta graveolens more commonly known as Rue. The leaves of the herb are distilled in alcohol and used as a stimulant, an antispasmodic, for convulsions and hysteria, and as an abortifacient, to induce a miscarriage.
Creator
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Publisher
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Date
17th-18th century
Contributor
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
Format
Bottle
Files
Collection
Citation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, “Ol Rutae,” Sovereign Body History Project , accessed May 2, 2024, https://sovereignbodyhistoryproject.omeka.net/items/show/11.