Hostetter's Celebrated Stomachic Bitters

Description:

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

A good general tonic. Beneficial in convalescence. An excellent stimulant to the appetite. A caminative, mildly laxative, beneficial in colic due to gas.

Date Made: ca 19401938-1959

Maker: Hostetter Corporation

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Subject: BittersIndigestion & Nausea DrugsLaxatives

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Balm of America

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Gift of William H. Helfand

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0428.16Accession Number: 1980.0428Catalog Number: 1980.0428.16

Object Name: otc preparationOther Terms: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid

Physical Description: alcohol, 25% (drug active ingredients)nux vomica (drug active ingredients)strychnine, 0.0125 gr per fl oz (drug active ingredients)cinchona (drug active ingredients)calamus (drug active ingredients)culver's root (drug active ingredients)ginger (drug active ingredients)anise (drug active ingredients)glass (container material)paper (container material)metal (container material)Measurements: overall: 8 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 22.5425 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-adb2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_715564

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