Injection of Matico

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maker: Grimault and Company

Description: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: The invaluable plant called Matica, native of Peru, possesses extraordinary preventative and astringent properties. A few injections, each of a very short duration are sufficient to arrest the most inveterate discharges.
Location: Currently not on view

Credit Line: Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.

date made: 1850 - 1900; ca 1860 - 1910; ca 1890

ID Number: 1984.0782.119
accession number: 1984.0782
catalog number: 1984.0782.119

Object Name: otc preparation
Object Type: Drugs

Physical Description: matico (Piper Angustifolium) (drug active ingredients)
Measurements: overall: 6 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 3.81 cm

place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Subject: STD Drugs

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INJECTION OF MATICO

National Museum of American History

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