Requa's Charcoal Tablets

Requa's Charcoal Tablets

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Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Dyspepsia, bad breath, heartburn, headache, acid stomach, constipation, biliousness
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Drugs
Date made
after 1912
maker
Requa Manufacturing Company
Place Made
United States: New York, New York City
Physical Description
charcoal (drug active ingredients)
tin (container material)
Measurements
overall: 4 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 7.9375 cm
ID Number
MG.293320.1355
catalog number
293320.1355
accession number
293320
subject
Laxatives
Indigestion & Nausea Drugs
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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Comments

"My Father had awful chest pains while in England during WW2. He was laid up for three days. A milatary doctor came in to find out the problem. After the check up he told my Dad, I've got just the thing for you Sam. He pulled out a blue tin and told my Dad to chew up these black large tablets. In about 10 minutes, the chest pains were gone. It was trapped gas in the chest. I have the same problem, at times and I'm never without my charcoal pills. Sometimes the old ways work the best. "

Katherine Wagner

Wed, 2015-11-11 17:49

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