Foley Cathartic Tablets

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

An excellent medicine for billiousness caused by constipation. A wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic for the relief of constipation and its ill-effects.

Date Made: ca 1930s

Retailer: Sherman PharmacyDistributor: Foley and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

Subject: Laxatives

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Balm of America, Sherman Pharmacy, Sherman, New York

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0460.046Accession Number: 1985.0460Catalog Number: 1985.0460.046

Object Name: otc preparationObject Type: Drugs

Physical Description: glass (container material)blue flag (drug active ingredients)podophyllum resin (drug active ingredients)cascara sagrada (drug active ingredients)aloin (drug active ingredients)jimson weed (drug active ingredients)cork (container material)cardboard (container material)paper (container material)Measurements: box: 1 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 in x 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 7.9375 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.5875 cmbottle: 2 3/4 in x 5/8 in; 6.985 cm x 1.5875 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-dd5a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_209664

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