Object Details
maker
C. I. Hood and Company
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For scrofula, scrofulous humors, scald head, syphilitic affections, ringworms, eczema or salt rheum, boils, pimples and humors on the face, rheumatism, catarrh, headache, dizziness, faintness at the stomach, constipation, pains in the back, female weakness, general debility, costiveness, biliousness, and all diseases arising from an impure state or low condition of the blood. Sarsatabs assist nature to expel from the system all impure and effete matter through the lungs, liver, kidneys and skin, aid all weak and debilitated organs, invigorate the nervous system, and impart new life and energy.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. James Harvey Young
Date made
1908-1918
ID Number
1989.0711.51
accession number
1989.0711
catalog number
1989.0711.51
Object Name
otc preparation
Physical Description
sarsaparilla (drug active ingredients)
mandrake (drug active ingredients)
gentian (drug active ingredients)
dock (drug active ingredients)
dandelion (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
overall: 11.6 cm x 4.5 cm x 4.5 cm; 4 9/16 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in
overall: 4 5/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 4.7625 cm x 4.7625 cm
Place Made
United States: Massachusetts, Lowell
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Indigestion & Nausea Drugs
Skin & Dermatology Drugs
STD Drugs
Blood & Liver Drugs
Women's Health Products
Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs
Laxatives
Women's Health
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_748940