Hood's Vegetable Pills

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Hood's Vegetable Pills
Description:

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

Date Made: ca 1920s

Maker: C. I. Hood Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityUnited States: Missouri, St. LouisCanada: Ontarian, Toronto

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

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Gift of Richard W. Pollay

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2008.0018.066Catalog Number: 2008.0018.066Accession Number: 2008.0018

Object Name: otc preparationObject Type: OTC Preparation

Physical Description: paper (container material)glass (container material)metal (cap material)powdered gamboge (drug active ingredient)powdered resin podophyllum (drug active ingredient)aloes (drug active ingredient)colocynth (drug active ingredient)ipecac (drug active ingredient)jalap (drug active ingredient)castile soap (drug active ingredient)gentian (drug active ingredient)capsicum (drug active ingredient)aloin (drug active ingredient)cardamom seed (drug active ingredient)resin ipomea (drug active ingredient)african ginger (drug active ingredient)oil croton (drug active ingredient)Measurements: box: 3.6 cm x 6 cm x 2.7 cm; 1 7/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 1/16 inbottle: 5.2 cm x 3 cm x 1.2 cm; 2 1/16 in x 1 3/16 in x 1/2 inbox: 1 1/4 in x 2 11/32 in x 1 in; 3.175 cm x 5.969 cm x 2.54 cmbottle: 2 in x 1 1/8 in x 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 2.8575 cm x 1.5875 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-344d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1338679

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