Dr. Kaufmann's Bitters
Dr. Kaufmann's Bitters
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- A bitter stomachic; regulatory; laxative
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
- date made
- after 1908
- maker
- A. P. Ordway and Co.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- cardboard (container material)
- alcohol, 22.30 % (drug active ingredients)
- sublimed sulphur (triturated) (drug active ingredients)
- gentianae radix (drug active ingredients)
- prunus virginiana (drug active ingredients)
- aloe socotrina (drug active ingredients)
- eupatorium (drug active ingredients)
- tanacetum (drug active ingredients)
- balmony (drug active ingredients)
- podophyllum (drug active ingredients)
- senna indica (drug active ingredients)
- calamus (drug active ingredients)
- aqua pura q. s. (drug active ingredients)
- glass (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 in x 4 in x 2 in; 22.86 cm x 10.16 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0698.077
- accession number
- 1980.0698
- catalog number
- 1980.0698.077
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
- subject
- Bitters
- Laxatives
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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