Ozark Black Balm Salve

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Object Details

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

for treatment of simple piles, minor skin irritations caused by poison ive, sunburn, galls, chafing, chapped hands, superficial burns or scalds.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Nathan Singer

ID Number

2002.0137.060

accession number

2002.0137

catalog number

2002.0137.060

Object Name

otc preparation

Other Terms

Drugs

Physical Description

methyl salicylate (drug active ingredients)

oil eucalyptus (drug active ingredients)

Measurements

overall: 3/4 in x 2 in; 1.905 cm x 5.08 cm

place made

United States: Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls

Beauty and Health

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Rubs, Liniments & Ointments

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a0ef-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1215968