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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)

  • National Museum of American History 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Medicine 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Drugs; Liquid 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Drugs 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1890s 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1910s 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • New York 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • United States 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • New York City 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Rochester 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Balm of America 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Medicine and Science: Medicine 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Health & Medicine 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • The Antibody Initiative 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Diphtheria 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Antibody Initiative: Diphtheria 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Health & Medicine 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • The Antibody Initiative 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Respiratory & Asthma Drugs 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Women's Health Products 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Not determined 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus

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  • Remove Set Name: Antibody Initiative: Diphtheria close

  • Dr Shoop's Diphtheria Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Kinmonth's Diphtheria & Sore Throat Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Potaska Diphtheria & Sore Throat Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Spencer's Fumigating Diphtheritic Pastilles - A Fumar Antiseptic for the Prophylactic and Specific Treatment of Diphtheria

    National Museum of American History

  • Hydrozone - A Powerful Destroyer of Bacteria, Microbes and Germs in the Human System

    National Museum of American History
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