Object Details
collection
Reid Drugstore
maker
Lewis-Howe Company
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
For conditions caused by or associated with constipation.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Blanche E. Reid
date made
ca 1940
ID Number
1984.0351.152
accession number
1984.0351
catalog number
1984.0351.152
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
?; Patent Medicines; Drugs
Physical Description
prickly ash bark (drug active ingredients)
juniper berries (drug active ingredients)
aloes (drug active ingredients)
cascara sagrada (drug active ingredients)
apocynum (drug active ingredients)
frangula (drug active ingredients)
burdock (drug active ingredients)
dandelion (drug active ingredients)
sarsaparilla (drug active ingredients)
mandrake (drug active ingredients)
rhubarb (drug active ingredients)
metal (container material)
cellophane (container material)
Measurements
overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 4.445 cm x 1.27 cm
place made
United States: Missouri, St. Louis
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Laxatives
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_737853