{"id":"z3t2dzt","internal_id":"cbe813bb-a40e-4500-9dc3-a7cf0c4c033b","links":{"img_thumbnail":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/downloads/deriv/25jmdmw/thumb_large_2X?disposition=inline","html_self":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/z3t2dzt"},"title":"Czechoslovakian postage stamp commemorating the International Congress on the History of Pharmacy","additional_title":[],"format":["image"],"genre":["Postage stamps"],"medium":[],"extent":["4.4 cm W x 2.7 cm H"],"language":["Czech"],"provenance":"","subject":[],"department":"Archives","series_arrangement":["Postage stamps","Botanical illustration","Medicinal plants"],"rights":"http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/","rights_holder":"Jaroslav Lukavský","digitization_funder":"","file_creator":"Auerbach, Jahna","description":"1971 Czechoslovakian postage stamp featuring the medicinal herb Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) alongside antique pharmacy mortars and pestles. Valerian is a plant that was used by the Greeks and Romans to treat insomnia, migraines, fatigue, and stomach cramps. Today, it is commonly sold as a dietary supplement to treat insomnia.","description_html":"<p>1971 Czechoslovakian postage stamp featuring the medicinal herb Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) alongside antique pharmacy mortars and pestles. Valerian is a plant that was used by the Greeks and Romans to treat insomnia, migraines, fatigue, and stomach cramps. Today, it is commonly sold as a dietary supplement to treat insomnia.</p>","published_at":"2026-04-08T15:37:35Z","updated_at":"2026-04-08T15:37:35Z","creator":[{"category":"artist","value":"Lukavský, Jaroslav, 1924-1984"}],"date_of_work":[{"start":"1971","start_qualifier":"","finish":"","finish_qualifier":"","note":"","formatted":"1971"}],"place":[{"category":"place_of_creation","value":"Czechoslovakia"}],"inscription":[],"related_link":[],"additional_credit":[],"physical_container":{"box":"5","folder":"","volume":"","part":"","page":"","shelfmark":"","reel":"","formatted":"Box 5"}}