| DRUG MAKING making of the drug hyoscine from the plant Dubosia. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7064 |
| Catalog #: | 510890 | |
| Clip Number: | 510890-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 368 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:31 - 01:02:04 | |
| Location: | Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1943 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Aborigines DRUGS: Pharmaceuticals HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Homeopathic HORTICULTURE/PLANTS & TREES: Medicinal INDUSTRY: Pharmaceuticals LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Misc | |
| Description: | DRUG MAKING making of the drug hyoscine from the plant Dubosia. Australia M/S of aborigines dancing. C/U of sack that reads: 'DUBOSIA'. The commentator says that the plant contains the drug hyoscine (sedative, muscle relaxant). M/Ss of man shoveling the leaves of the plant into crushing machine. C/U of man holding leaves in one hand and ground powder in the other. Several shots of large percolators. The commentator says the hyoscine is extracted here with the aid of alcohol. Man with goggles. He look into vat. M/S of man wearing gas mask steering bucket with hyoscine in. Various more shots of the drug being made until eventually it is a white powder. The commentator says the drug is very good for disordered nerves. | |
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