Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:

Directions for using the sanative wash: Steep one-fourth of the package in sufficient water to make one pint after it is strained. When the discharge is very profuse, use one-half of this, adding to it one pint of warm water, daily, as a vaginal injection.

For leucorrhoea and Inflamation; use daily as a vaginal douche. Dry form - steep to use; also available in liquid form.

Date Made: ca 1920

Maker: Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Lynn

Subject: Women's Health ProductsWomen's Health

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, American Enterprise, Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care, Beauty and Health

Exhibition: American Enterprise

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Richard Holstein

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2008.0062.08Accession Number: 2008.0062Catalog Number: 2008.0062.08

Object Name: otc preparationfeminine hygiene productdouch powder

Physical Description: paper (container material)Measurements: overall: 4 3/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 5/8 in; 11.1125 cm x 10.795 cm x 1.5875 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5b3d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1339291

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