Menene asalin kalmar "apothecary"? Bisa ga tambayar da ta gabata, ka rubuta mahallin da ke ɗauke da amsar. Zai iya zama jumla 1 - 20. Abubuwan da ke ciki:
Alamomin guda biyu da aka fi danganta su da kantin magani a cikin ƙasashe masu magana da Ingilishi sune murfin da murfi da kuma <unk> (recipere), wanda galibi ana rubuta shi azaman "Rx" a cikin rubutun da aka buga. An kuma yi amfani da duniya mai nunawa har zuwa farkon karni na 20. Kungiyoyin kantin magani galibi suna amfani da wasu alamomi, kamar Bowl of Hygieia wanda galibi ake amfani da shi a cikin Netherlands, matakan conical, da caduceuses a cikin tambarin su. Sauran alamomin sun zama ruwan dare a kasashe daban-daban: giciye Girka mai kore a Faransa, Argentina, United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland, Italiya, Spain, da Indiya, Gaper da ke ƙara ƙaranci a Netherlands, da kuma wasiƙar A mai salo a Jamus da Austria (daga Apotheke, kalmar Jamusanci don kantin magani, daga asalin Girkanci ɗaya kamar kalmar Ingilishi 'apothecary').