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Hood's Vegetable Pills

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  • Hood's Vegetable Pills

    Object Details

    maker
    C. I. Hood Company
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: laxative, cathartic
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Credit Line
    Gift of Richard W. Pollay
    date made
    ca 1920s
    ID Number
    2008.0018.066
    catalog number
    2008.0018.066
    accession number
    2008.0018
    Object Name
    otc preparation
    Object Type
    OTC Preparation
    Physical Description
    paper (container material)
    glass (container material)
    metal (cap material)
    powdered gamboge (drug active ingredient)
    powdered resin podophyllum (drug active ingredient)
    aloes (drug active ingredient)
    colocynth (drug active ingredient)
    ipecac (drug active ingredient)
    jalap (drug active ingredient)
    castile soap (drug active ingredient)
    gentian (drug active ingredient)
    capsicum (drug active ingredient)
    aloin (drug active ingredient)
    cardamom seed (drug active ingredient)
    resin ipomea (drug active ingredient)
    african ginger (drug active ingredient)
    oil croton (drug active ingredient)
    Measurements
    box: 3.6 cm x 6 cm x 2.7 cm; 1 7/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 1/16 in
    bottle: 5.2 cm x 3 cm x 1.2 cm; 2 1/16 in x 1 3/16 in x 1/2 in
    box: 1 1/4 in x 2 11/32 in x 1 in; 3.175 cm x 5.969 cm x 2.54 cm
    bottle: 2 in x 1 1/8 in x 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 2.8575 cm x 1.5875 cm
    place made
    United States: New York, New York City
    United States: Missouri, St. Louis
    Canada: Ontarian, Toronto
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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Balm of America
    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-344d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_1338679
    NMAH
    HOOD'S VEGETABLE PILLS
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-344d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_1338679
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