Injection of Matico

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Object Details

maker

Grimault and Company

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: The invaluable plant called Matica, native of Peru, possesses extraordinary preventative and astringent properties. A few injections, each of a very short duration are sufficient to arrest the most inveterate discharges.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.

date made

1850 - 1900

ca 1860 - 1910

ca 1890

ID Number

1984.0782.119

accession number

1984.0782

catalog number

1984.0782.119

Object Name

otc preparation

Object Type

Drugs

Physical Description

matico (Piper Angustifolium) (drug active ingredients)

Measurements

overall: 6 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 3.81 cm

place made

France: Île-de-France, Paris

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

STD Drugs

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-ddd6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_209999