Merrell's Digitalis For Infusion, No. 86

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Object Details

collection

Reid Drugstore

maker

Wm. S. Merrell Company

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:

For use as a cardiac tonic and stimulant, slowing and strengthening the heart beat [Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Seventh Edition, 1926]

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Blanche E. Reid

date made

1918-1938

ID Number

1984.0351.190

accession number

1984.0351

catalog number

1984.0351.190

Object Name

pharmaceutical

Other Terms

Pharmaceuticals; Drugs

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

digitalis (drug active ingredients)

Measurements

overall: 4 in x 2 7/8 in; 10.16 cm x 7.3025 cm

place made

United States: Ohio, Cincinnati

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Botanical Medicine

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-88ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_737891