German Pharmacy Museum
Once inside Heidelberg Castle, it is a must to visit The German Pharmacy Museum (Deutsches Apotheken-Museum). This museum is located in the ground floor of the ruined Ottoheinrich Building.
The German Pharmacy Museum has an astonishing collection of over 20,000 objects representing the history of medical sciences, with a focus on the history of pharmacy. Its collection is world renown and one of the largest and finest, spanning two thousand years of pharmaceutical history. There are all kinds of potions and medicines displayed in original cabinets, and lots of information on the history of pharmacies in general.
Here are some photos that I captured with a little bit of explanation:
During the 15th/16th century, there were numerous wooden vessels in this shape in every pharmacy, often decorated with coats of arms. They served for the keeping of dried substances like herbs, roots and seeds.
Statues of Aesculap (god of healing) and Hygieia (his daughter), standing on the preparation table. They are holding the symbol of medicine in their hands. The scale with porcelain pedestal were from the year 1830 (France). The mixing table has 60 drawers with ingredients; more ingredients are in the shelf, in beautiful glass vessels.
Drawers up-close: herbal medicines are kept here.
Beautiful jars and vessels to keep medicines.
Aspirin.
Officina of the convent St. Ursula at Klagenfurt,Austria, 1730. The officina was moved in 1952 and been here in the German Pharmacy Museum since 1957.
69 Comments
Mariuca
chop
Mariuca
Heidelberg Castle, sounds so grand! 🙂
Mariuca
I like the green herbal drawers!
Mariuca
Ada gift shop tak here? Hope u got some nice souvenir for yourself here! 🙂
Mariuca
Ingatkan nak visit Van Gogh museum masa kat Amsterdam but it’s temporarily shifted while renovasi…
LadyJava
So many nice bottles!! A sure like…hahahaha.. he loves nice bottles!
LadyJava
Botol ubat like bottle perfume.. hehhehe.. me loves!
Mazny
Wow, very nice. Not only they have thousands of medical ingredients but hundreds of cute containers!
Mazny
Somehow, this place reminds me of the Chinese Kedai Sensei. Hehehe… they do have a huge cabinet with hundreds of drawers too, kan? 😛
Mazny
Haah, I know where I saw such table. In the movie Fung Sai Yuk! (Sorry if that wasn’t the real title) But the chinese table is more likely lacquered with small ornaments like bamboo or flowers.
Mazny
Luckily the drawers are labelled! If not… haih what a troublesome for those who work here, lol!
emila
I love the rawer too!! Can keep all my drawing tools and what not.
emila
It is grand! You should go here on your next holiday, ok! You will love it. I will post about the old town soon. When I walk around the old town, I suddenly teringat kat you and Boy. It’s quite romantic there.
emila
Ada, got you a snow globe!! Hehehe
emila
Ya ke? I have to go there one day. Van Gogh is one of my favourite artists.
emila
Kan? So nice all the bottles!
emila
Exactly! Rasa macam nak ambil and keep some.
emila
Yes, they do have. Kena ada tangga nak panjat ambil ubat kat drawer paling atas!
emila
Haah kan?
emila
LOL, exactly.
soulie
lol! i have the same thought!! macam kedai sensei
soulie
rasa macam masuk kedai jual portion pon ada jugak thehehe
soulie
the bottles and jars….tah2 ada love potion!
soulie
aiyooo spelled portion pulak dah!
emila
Haha!
emila
Hahah…kalau ada, sure laku!
soulie
lol! mmg dah tak boleh panggil museum kalo jual tuh
mazny
I suka yang kayu tu. Boleh letak tepung! Tapi nampak gaya macam tak kedap udara!
mazny
Soulie, I wonder kalau bau tempat ini pun macam kedai ubat. Kak Em, bau wangi ke bau ‘buchuk’?
Mariuca
Awwwwww teringatkan me and Boy?????
Mariuca
How sweet he he!
Mariuca
I wanna go of course, anything romantic, cold weather, awesome view he he he.. count me in yeeehaw!
Mariuca
Your next trip must bring Zaim!
Mariuca
Then can create romantic memories together-gether in some place magical! 🙂
Mariuca
Holon, BRB.. nak bayar kereta Boboy online sat…. 30th edi today aiyo!
Mariuca
I’m back!
Mariuca
System down it seems so cannot pay anything!
Mariuca
Love the color especially and yes, what great storage for your supplies! 🙂
Mariuca
Sure best bukak every drawer, smell pun fresh je he he he…
Mariuca
Got my snow globe here??????
Mariuca
Awesome! Can’t wait to see my snow globes he e he he!
Mariuca
I only bought two snow globes on my trip boo hoo!
Mariuca
Cause last time I went I bought so many souvenir kan then bags heavy giler and so susah to handle…
Mariuca
So I thought this trip don’t go overboard on souvenir, plus monaco so expense..
Mariuca
And then got some sort of credit card issues oso during my first few days in Amsterdam so couldnt charge.. 🙁
Mariuca
Last2 tak beli byk stuff and now regret hahahahahah!
Mariuca
Always like that! If buy too many stuff rasa guilty pulak, if buy too sikit.. regret LOL!
Mariuca
Moral of the story.. i have to return to Amsterdam hahahahahahah! 🙂
Mariuca
Yeah this mat salleh tourist happily asked me where is the museum so told her it shifted but not sure where he he….
Mariuca
Inspirasi pun senang datang looking at the pretty drawer! 🙂
Mariuca
Hope u get to visit Amsterdam one day! 🙂
mazny
Yep!
mazny
Cuba bayangkan, tetiba Sensei nak test budak-budak yang kerja dengan dia. “Ambilkan saya herba ASD dan secupak JKL sekarang. Lepas itu campur dalam semangkuk ZXC. Tumbuk sampai hancur sebelum kamu tapis serbuknya!”…
mazny
Kalau tak tahu mana letak ASD, JKL dan ZXC… mau pengsan!
mazny
Love Potion, nama aiskrim Baskin Robbin, hehehe…
mazny
Sehari saja tahan kerja, lepas tu letak jawatan!
mazny
Yes, that is my favourite flavour from BR.
jaja
that was amazing to see this…
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