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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

Browse:

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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  • Medicine 71 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Rubs, Liniments & Ointments 8 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • First Aid Products & Antiseptics 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Respiratory & Asthma Drugs 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • G.E. Damon Collection 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Kidney & Urinary Drugs 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Pain & Neuralgia Drugs 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Bitters 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Peterson's Ointment

    National Museum of American History

  • Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets

    National Museum of American History

  • Doan's Regulets

    National Museum of American History

  • Goldine Morning Smile Laxative

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pettit's American Eye Water

    National Museum of American History

  • Mentholatum

    National Museum of American History

  • Caroid and Soda Bircarb Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, for Women

    National Museum of American History

  • Buffalo Lithia Spring Water No 2

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Buffalo Lithia Spring Water No 2

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription

    National Museum of American History

  • Peterson's Ointment (Free Sample)

    National Museum of American History

  • Templeton's Raz-mah Greys

    National Museum of American History

  • Mentholatum

    National Museum of American History

  • Cutler's Inhaler and Carbolate of Iodine Inhalant

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Smart Weed

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets

    National Museum of American History

  • Doan's Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Thomas' Eclectic Oil

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart Weed

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Fountain Nasal Injector Douche

    National Museum of American History

  • Thomas' Eclectic Oil (Formerly Thomas' Eclectric Oil)

    National Museum of American History

  • Doan's Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Trask's Ointment

    National Museum of American History

  • Regulets

    National Museum of American History

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

    National Museum of American History

  • Doan's Regulets

    National Museum of American History

  • Doan's Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Burdock Blood Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Caroid and Soda Bicarb.

    National Museum of American History

  • Petit's Blood Purifier

    National Museum of American History
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