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  • Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection
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Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection

Therapeutic Use Categories

American History Museum

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Select a therapeutic use category below to browse the objects in the Balm of America group:

  • Aphrodisiacs & Potency Drugs
  • Bitters
  • Blood & Liver Drugs
  • Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
  • Diabetes
  • Fever & Chill Drugs
  • First Aid Products & Antiseptics
  • Foot Products
  • Indigestion & Nausea Drugs
  • Kidney & Urinary Drugs
  • Laxatives
  • Mineral Water
  • Nerve & Brain Drugs
  • Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
  • Respiratory & Asthma Drugs
  • Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs
  • Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
  • Skin & Dermatology Drugs
  • STD Drugs
  • Tonics, Minerals & Vitamins
  • Vermifuges & Parasiticides
  • Women’s Health Products

Search Tip:

To search the collections for a specific condition or disease (for example: Asthma, Consumption, Dyspepsia) use the keyword search.

Medical Glossaries and History on the Web:

  • Glossary of medical terms used in the 18th and 19th centuries
  • History of drug regulation and the 1906 Food and Drug Act: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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  • Ripans Tabules, Chocolate Coated

    National Museum of American History

  • Larrabee's Rheumatic Liniment

    National Museum of American History

  • Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. D. Jayne's Alterative

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Burkart's Vegetable Compound

    National Museum of American History

  • Weismann's Bitterer Ansatz

    National Museum of American History

  • The Inspirator and Great Geneva Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Moses Dame's Wine of the Woods

    National Museum of American History

  • McArthur Syrup of the Hypophosphites of Lime & Soda

    National Museum of American History

  • Robert J. Pierce's Empress Brand Tansy, Cotton Root, Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Bee Hive Brand Castoria

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Alterative Extract or Golden Medical Discovery

    National Museum of American History

  • Ayre's Diarrhoea Cure

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Johnson's Catarrh and Headache Cure

    National Museum of American History

  • Madame Zadoc Porter's Curative Balsam

    National Museum of American History

  • Sanative Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Smith's P-B Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Johnson's Catarrh and Headache Cure

    National Museum of American History

  • Hancocks Dyspepsia Lozenges

    National Museum of American History

  • Sore Throat Lozenges

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Ward's Vegetable Asthmatic Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Sa-Yo Italian Mint Jujubes

    National Museum of American History

  • Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)

    National Museum of American History
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