SEM: CYDONIOR

1790-1810

This drug jar is marked "SEM: CYDONIOR". "Sem" is one of several abbreviations used to refer to seeds. Cydonia oblonga is also known as quince. A mucilage or gelatinous like substance is extracted from the seeds and sometimes mixed with additional ingredients. Quince was used as a cough suppressant, an ointment for burns and wound inflammation, diarrhea and dysentery.