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Selected Stramonium U.S.P.

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Selected Stramonium U.S.P.
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  • Selected Stramonium U.S.P.
  • Selected Stramonium U.S.P.
  • Selected Stramonium U.S.P.
  • Selected Stramonium U.S.P.

    Object Details

    maker
    Valentine H. Smith Company Incorporated
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Properties: Anodyne and antispasmoic. The leaves are used in the form of Cigarettes for Asthma.
    Poisonous: Antidates; Emetics; Stomach Pump; Stimulants
    Location
    Currently not on view
    ID Number
    2010.0213.006
    accession number
    2010.0213
    catalog number
    2010.0213.006
    Object Name
    otc preparation
    Physical Description
    cardboard (overall material)
    Datura Stramonium Lin. (drug active ingredient)
    Measurements
    overall: 11.7 cm x 6.6 cm x 3.9 cm; 4 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 9/16 in
    overall: 4 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 11.7475 cm x 3.81 cm
    place made
    United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Balm of America
    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    Subject
    Respiratory & Asthma Drugs
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3c23-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_1396096
    NMAH
    SELECTED STRAMONIUM U.S.P.
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3c23-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_1396096
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