Dr. Schenck's Mandrake Pills

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: for constipation; also headaches, indigestion, heartburn, gas, or loss of appetite resulting from constipation.

Date Made: after 1938

Maker: Dr. J. H. Schenck & SonPlough, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Tennessee, Memphis

Subject: Indigestion & Nausea DrugsLaxatives

Subject:

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Nathan Singer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2002.0137.046Catalog Number: 2002.0137.046Accession Number: 2002.0137

Object Name: otc preparationOther Terms: Drugs

Physical Description: aloin; podophyllum; colocynth; capsicum (drug active ingredients)metal (container material)Measurements: overall: 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in; .9525 cm x 4.7625 cm x 3.4925 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-bd9a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1215954

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