Object Details
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Relieve itching and/or burning of Pruritus Ani and Vulvae; Herpes; Rectal irritations; Burns; Sunburn; Scalds; Rhus Toxicodendron; Minor Skin Irritations; Minor Irritations of the Scalp; Chapped Face and Hands.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Grodanz, David's Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ID Number
2002.0138.021
accession number
2002.0138
catalog number
2002.0138.021
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Drugs
Physical Description
resorcin (drug active ingredients)
zinc oxide (drug active ingredients)
calamine (drug active ingredients)
oil cade (drug active ingredients)
lanum (drug active ingredients)
petrolatum (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
box: 1 5/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 4.7625 cm x 4.7625 cm
bottle: 1 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 4.1275 cm
place made
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
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Beauty and Health
Balm of America
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
STD Drugs
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1215585