Milburn's Laxa Liver Pills
Milburn's Laxa Liver Pills
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: laxative; remedy for disordered stomach, liver and bowels
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Object Type
- OTC Preparation
- date made
- ca 1930
- maker
- T. Milburn Co., Limited
- place made
- Canada: Ontarian, Toronto
- Physical Description
- paper (container material)
- extract of hyoscyamus, 16/119 grain (drug active ingredient)
- extract of belladonna leaves, 4/119 grain (drug active ingredient)
- nux vomica, equal to 1/595 of a grain of strychnine (drug active ingredient)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 cm x 1.5 cm; 2 3/4 in x 9/16 in
- overall: 2 3/4 in x 5/8 in; x 6.985 cm x 1.5875 cm
- ID Number
- 2008.0018.077
- catalog number
- 2008.0018.077
- accession number
- 2008.0018
- Credit Line
- Gift of Richard W. Pollay
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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