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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

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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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  • Vapex Inhaler

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. A.W. Chase K-L Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Mothersill's Seasick Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Liquorice & Menthol Pellets

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

    National Museum of American History

  • Beecham's Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Cyphoids Menthol & Extract of Licorice Globules

    National Museum of American History

  • Holloway's Ointment

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil, For Man and Beast

    National Museum of American History

  • Pond's Extract Catarrh Cure

    National Museum of American History

  • Holloway's Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Holloway's Ointment

    National Museum of American History

  • Kutnow's Anti-Asthmatic Powder

    National Museum of American History

  • Clarke's Miraculous Salve Ointment Pot

    National Museum of American History

  • Zam-Buk

    National Museum of American History

  • Beecham's Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. De Sanctis's Rheumatic and Gout Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup for Dyspepsia

    National Museum of American History

  • Capsules of Cinnamon and Quinine

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Poor Man's Friend

    National Museum of American History

  • Alkia Saltrates

    National Museum of American History

  • Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Eade's Antibilious Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Doctor Stedman's Teething Powders

    National Museum of American History

  • Holloway Ointment Pot

    National Museum of American History

  • Rexall Healing Salve

    National Museum of American History

  • Evans' Antiseptic Throat Pastilles

    National Museum of American History

  • Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Doctor Stedman's Teething Powders

    National Museum of American History

  • Evan's Antiseptic Throat Pastilles

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Scholl's Foot Balm

    National Museum of American History

  • DeWitt's Kidney & Bladder Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Lemco-Liebig Company's Extract of Beef Prepared (Extractum Carnis Liebig)

    National Museum of American History

  • Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills

    National Museum of American History
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