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  • Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection
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Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection

Therapeutic Use Categories

American History Museum

Browse:

Select a therapeutic use category below to browse the objects in the Balm of America group:

  • Aphrodisiacs & Potency Drugs
  • Bitters
  • Blood & Liver Drugs
  • Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
  • Diabetes
  • Fever & Chill Drugs
  • First Aid Products & Antiseptics
  • Foot Products
  • Indigestion & Nausea Drugs
  • Kidney & Urinary Drugs
  • Laxatives
  • Mineral Water
  • Nerve & Brain Drugs
  • Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
  • Respiratory & Asthma Drugs
  • Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs
  • Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
  • Skin & Dermatology Drugs
  • STD Drugs
  • Tonics, Minerals & Vitamins
  • Vermifuges & Parasiticides
  • Women’s Health Products

Search Tip:

To search the collections for a specific condition or disease (for example: Asthma, Consumption, Dyspepsia) use the keyword search.

Medical Glossaries and History on the Web:

  • Glossary of medical terms used in the 18th and 19th centuries
  • History of drug regulation and the 1906 Food and Drug Act: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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  • Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois 98 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Pain & Neuralgia Drugs 291 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Blood & Liver Drugs 253 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • First Aid Products & Antiseptics 122 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Kidney & Urinary Drugs 114 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls 113 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Skin & Dermatology Drugs 106 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Fever & Chill Drugs 105 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois 98 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Sterling Drug Collection 92 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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Grove's Chill Tonic

Bliss Native Herbs

Grove's Chill Tonic

Minard's "King of Pain" Liniment

Dupree Pills, Double Strength

Modane

Efedron Hart Nasal Jelly

Isopropyl Alcohol, Rubbing Alcohol

Pro-Derna

Tashan Cream

Cal-O-Zin with Phenol Cream

Gas Eliminant

Covangesic

Teek Cough Syrup with Codeine

Isodine

Retafen Ointment

Mexican Mustang Liniment

Vapex Inhaler

Granger's Quick Relief

Howell's Antiseptic

S.S.S. Tonic

Creo-Terpin, Free Sample

Zarumin

Menstra-Eze with Iron

Sperti Bio-Dyne Ointment

HoBo Medicine (Diuretic)

Faintex Smelling Salts

Modane Bulk (powder form)

E-Vap Tabs, diuretic

Modane soft

Panodynes

Isodine Quik Stik

En*AR*CO

Jests Antacid Tablets

Milkinol

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