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Dr. Willmar Schwabe Pharmacist’s Chest, 1873.

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Dr. Willmar Schwabe Pharmacist’s Chest, 1873.

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Dr. Willmar Schwabe Pharmacist’s Chest, 1873.

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Pharmacist’s Chest

This splendid pharmacist’s chest from 1873 used to belong to Willmar Schwabe.

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This splendid pharmacist’s chest from 1873 used to belong to Willmar Schwabe. At the age of 26, this German pharmacist started producing remedies based on medicinal plants. This homeopathic pharmacist’s chest contains 152 numbered bottles with granules from various plants, including Cannabis indica (number 29) and Cannabis sativa (number 30). Many of the homeopathic medicines in this chest are still produced today by the German pharmacy company Schwabe.

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