Foley Cathartic Tablets

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retailer: Sherman Pharmacy
distributor: Foley and Company

Description: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:; An excellent medicine for billiousness caused by constipation. A wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic for the relief of constipation and its ill-effects.
Location: Currently not on view

Credit Line: Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt

date made: ca 1930s

ID Number: 1985.0460.046
accession number: 1985.0460
catalog number: 1985.0460.046

Object Name: otc preparation
Object Type: Drugs

Physical Description: glass (container material); blue flag (drug active ingredients); podophyllum resin (drug active ingredients); cascara sagrada (drug active ingredients); aloin (drug active ingredients); jimson weed (drug active ingredients); cork (container material); cardboard (container material); paper (container material)
Measurements: box: 1 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 in x 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 7.9375 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.5875 cm; bottle: 2 3/4 in x 5/8 in; 6.985 cm x 1.5875 cm

place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine; Health & Medicine; Balm of America; Sherman Pharmacy, Sherman, New York

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Subject: Laxatives

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nmah_209664

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FOLEY CATHARTIC TABLETS

National Museum of American History

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Record ID: nmah_209664