Dr. Thacher's Laxative Compound of Senna and Rhubarb
Dr. Thacher's Laxative Compound of Senna and Rhubarb
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
- Laxative
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
- Date made
- after 1936
- maker
- Thacher Medicine Company
- Place Made
- United States: Tennessee, Chattanooga
- Physical Description
- senna (drug active ingredients)
- indian rhubarb (drug active ingredients)
- spigelia (drug active ingredients)
- glycerin (drug active ingredients)
- corn syrup (drug active ingredients)
- sodium benzoate (drug active ingredients)
- acid salicylic u.s.p. (drug active ingredients)
- caramel (drug active ingredients)
- water (overall active ingredients)
- Measurements
- box: 4 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 10.795 cm x 4.1275 cm x 4.1275 cm
- bottle: 4 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 10.4775 cm x 3.4925 cm x 3.4925 cm
- ID Number
- MG.M-10426.06
- catalog number
- M-10426
- accession number
- 246707
- subject
- Laxatives
- G.E. Damon Collection
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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