Cascara Compound (Hinkle), 500 Sugar-Coated Compressed Tablets, Pink

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Cascara Compound
Cascara Compound

Maker: Parke, Davis and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Michigan, Detroit

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

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Credit Line: Gift of Joseph F. and Rosemary L. Robrecht

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0227.160Accession Number: 1981.0227Catalog Number: 1981.0227.160

Object Name: Cascara CompoundpharmaceuticalOther Terms: Cascara Compound; Pharmaceuticals; Drugs; Non-Liquid

Physical Description: cascarin, 1/4 gr. (drug active ingredients)aloin, 1/4 gr. (drug active ingredients)podophyllum resin, 1/6 gr. (drug active ingredients)Ext. belladonna leaves, 1/8 gr. (drug active ingredients)strychnine sulphate, 1/60 gr. (drug active ingredients)oleoresin ginger, 1/8 gr. (drug active ingredients)Measurements: overall: 5 5/8 in x 2 in x 1 3/8 in; 14.2875 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.4925 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-79d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_720238

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