Botanic Nerve Bitters

Object Details

maker

Herb Medicine Company

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

Cure of kidney, liver, blood, and nerve diseases, and their kindred complaints, such as dropsy, nervous prostration, debility, human decay, loss of energy, mental and physical weakness, overworked brain, defective memory, dimness of sight, pain in side, liver complaint, lame back, cloudy urine, losses and escapes, costiveness, dyspepsia, headache, pimples on face, night sweats, consumptive decline, weakness arising from abuse or overwork, impotence, aversion to society, unfitness to marry, melancholy, restlessness, loss of spirits

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Grodanz, David's Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

date made

1895-1906

ID Number

2002.0138.075

accession number

2002.0138

catalog number

2002.0138.075

Object Name

otc preparation

Other Terms

Drugs

Physical Description

glass (container material)

cork (container material)

cardboard (container material)

paper (container material)

Measurements

box: 8 7/8 in x 3 in x 2 in; 22.5425 cm x 7.62 cm x 5.08 cm

bottle: 8 5/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 21.9075 cm x 7.3025 cm x 4.7625 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Kidney & Urinary Drugs

Blood & Liver Drugs

Nerve & Brain Drugs

Bitters

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a502-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1215647