Primley's Iron Of Wahoo Tonic

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:

For Burning Bush (Euonymus atropurpureus) also known as Wahoo: It is tonic, laxative, alterative, diuretic and expectorant. It is serviceable in dyspepsia, torpid liver, constipation, dropsy, and pulmonary diseases. In intermittents [fevers] it serves a good purpose. [source: The Complete Herbalist; Or, The People Their Own Physicians by Oliver Phelps Brown, 1885]

Date Made: 1884-1920

Maker: Jones and Primley Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Indiana, Elkhart

Subject: Tonics, Minerals & VitaminsLaxatives

Subject:

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.293320.1066Accession Number: 293320Catalog Number: 293320.1066

Object Name: otc preparationOther Terms: Bottle, Patent Medicine; Containers

Physical Description: glass (container material)Measurements: overall: 9 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 24.13 cm x 6.6675 cm x 6.6675 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d5f0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1298255

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