National Museum of American History
ESS CENTAUR MIN
18th century
This blown and molded bottle is marked <i>ESS CENTAUR MIN</i>. The bottle would have contained the Essence of Centaurium Minus. The tops of the flowering plant <i>Centaurium erythraea</i> was used for its medicinal properties as an aperient or laxative.
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