Beecham's Laxative Pills

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maker: Beecham's Pills

Description: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Beneficial in helping to relieve headaches, loginess, irritability, sour stomach, upset stomach (commonly referred to as biliousness), coated tongue, bad breath, listlessness, when such conditions are due to temporary constipation
Location: Currently not on view

Credit Line: Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden

Date made: after 1938

ID Number: 1979.0798.342
accession number: 1979.0798
catalog number: 1979.0798.342

Object Name: otc preparation
Other Terms: Laxative; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

Physical Description: aloes (drug active ingredients); ginger (drug active ingredients); capsicum (drug active ingredients); oil of rosemary (drug active ingredients); oil of aniseed (drug active ingredients); oil of juniper berries (drug active ingredients)
Measurements: overall: 2.8 cm x 3.5 cm; 1 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in; overall: 1 in x 1 5/16 in; x 2.54 cm x 3.3655 cm

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, Bloomfield

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine; Health & Medicine; Balm of America

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Subject: Laxatives; Indigestion & Nausea Drugs

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nmah_717049

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BEECHAM'S LAXATIVE PILLS

National Museum of American History

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Record ID: nmah_717049