African Sea Coconut
African Sea Coconut
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
- An excellent cough mixture and lung tonic for coughs, bronchitis, influenza, colds, sore throat, asthma, tickling throat, whooping cough, catarrh, chronic cough, loss of voice, and spitting
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Date made
- ca 1960
- maker
- L. F. Medicine Company
- Place Made
- Malaysia
- place made
- Singapore
- Physical Description
- east african sea coconut extract 75% (drug active ingredients)
- syrup simplex 8% (drug active ingredients)
- syrup tolutanus 3.1% (drug active ingredients)
- tinct. ipecac 3.1% (drug active ingredients)
- liq. pruni virg. 3.1% (drug active ingredients)
- liq. scillae pro. syr. 3.1% (drug active ingredients)
- ext. glycerrhiz liq. 3.1% (drug active ingredients)
- liq. ammon acet. fort. 1.5% (drug active ingredients)
- menthol 200 grains (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- box: 16.9 cm x 7 cm x 4.3 cm; 6 21/32 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 11/16 in
- ID Number
- 1989.0711.01
- accession number
- 1989.0711
- catalog number
- 1989.0711.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. James Harvey Young
- subject
- Respiratory & Asthma Drugs
- Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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