{"id":"970q1wg","internal_id":"064b9409-fd64-4fd2-b01f-a0acae19b67b","links":{"img_thumbnail":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/downloads/deriv/ha77nxy/thumb_large_2X?disposition=inline","html_self":"https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/970q1wg"},"title":"Mountain arnica (Arnica montana) postage stamp, Belgium","additional_title":[],"format":["image"],"genre":["Postage stamps"],"medium":[],"extent":["2.1 cm W x 2.5 cm H"],"language":["Dutch","French"],"provenance":"","subject":["Postage stamps","Botanical illustration","Medicinal plants","Irritants (Drugs)","Tuberculosis","Arnica montana"],"department":"Archives","series_arrangement":[],"rights":"http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/","rights_holder":"","digitization_funder":"","file_creator":"Auerbach, Jahna","description":"1949, postage stamp from Belgium featuring Mountain Arnica flowers. Mountain arnica is a poisonous plant, but it has been used in herbal medicines. Extracts of mountain arnica have been studied on its effectiveness in topical medications to treat pain, swelling, and bruising.\n\nThis stamp was issued in a series to fund the anti-tuberculosis movement, indicated by the Red Cross (specifically the Lorraine cross) in the top left corner.","description_html":"<p>1949, postage stamp from Belgium featuring Mountain Arnica flowers. Mountain arnica is a poisonous plant, but it has been used in herbal medicines. Extracts of mountain arnica have been studied on its effectiveness in topical medications to treat pain, swelling, and bruising.</p>\n\n<p>This stamp was issued in a series to fund the anti-tuberculosis movement, indicated by the Red Cross (specifically the Lorraine cross) in the top left corner.</p>","published_at":"2026-04-27T14:41:49Z","updated_at":"2026-04-27T14:41:49Z","creator":[],"date_of_work":[{"start":"1949","start_qualifier":"","finish":"","finish_qualifier":"","note":"","formatted":"1949"}],"place":[{"category":"place_of_creation","value":"Belgium"}],"inscription":[],"related_link":[],"additional_credit":[],"physical_container":{"box":"5","folder":"","volume":"","part":"","page":"","shelfmark":"","reel":"","formatted":"Box 5"}}