Orangeine Powders
Orangeine Powders
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: For the relief of simple headache, simple neuralgia and the discomforts arising from head colds and minor pains.
- Dose: 1 powder, repeat in half hour if not relieved.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- date made
- 1927-1930s
- maker
- Orangeine Chemical Company, Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, Le Roy
- Physical Description
- paper (packaging material)
- acetanilid, 2 4/10 gr. (drug active ingredients)
- soda bi-carb, 1 gr (drug active ingredients)
- caffeine, 6/10 gr (drug active ingredients)
- homeopathic trituration of blue flag, mandrake, and nux vomica, 1 gr. (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.3 cm x 5.1 cm; x 3 1/4 in x 2 in
- overall: 1/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 1/8 in;.3175 cm x 8.89 cm x 5.3975 cm
- ID Number
- 2004.0129.94
- accession number
- 2004.0129
- catalog number
- 2004.0129.94
- subject
- Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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