Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Podcasts
    • Stories
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

May's Health Pearls

American History Museum

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

    Object Details

    maker
    Diamond Laboratory
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
    For constipation, biliousness, sick headache, dizziness, and torpid liver; all diseases resulting from irregularity of the bowels and unhygenic living
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mrs. Edward Mogull
    Date made
    1908-1918
    ID Number
    MG.M-12151.10
    catalog number
    314016.083
    accession number
    271464
    catalog number
    M-12151
    Object Name
    otc preparation
    Other Terms
    Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
    Measurements
    box: 2 5/8 in x 1 3/8 in x .75 cm; 6.6675 cm x 3.4925 cm x 9/32 in
    bottle: 5/8 in x 2 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.5875 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.175 cm
    Place Made
    United States: Connecticut, Naugatuck
    See more items in
    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Balm of America
    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    Subject
    Laxatives
    Blood & Liver Drugs
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d65f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_717176
    NMAH
    MAY'S HEALTH PEARLS
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d65f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_717176
    arrow-up Back to top
    Home
    • Facebook facebook
    • Instagram instagram
    • LinkedIn linkedin
    • YouTube youtube

    • Contact Us
    • Job Opportunities
    • Get Involved
    • Inspector General
    • Records Requests
    • Accessibility
    • Equal Opportunity
    • Shop Online
    • Host Your Event
    • Press Room
    • Privacy
    • Terms of Use