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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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  • Dr. Hubbard's Vegetable Germicide

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Flint's Quaker Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Electric Brand Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Bayer Aspirin Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Scott's Emulsion

    National Museum of American History

  • Laymon's Kwality Aspirin

    National Museum of American History

  • Vaseline White Petroleum Jelly

    National Museum of American History

  • Pond's Tablet Digestans

    National Museum of American History

  • St. Joseph's Pure Aspirin, One Dozen 5-Grain Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Partola Laxative

    National Museum of American History

  • Oxy-Cue, Pop for Corns, X-L Concentrate

    National Museum of American History

  • Spartan Brand Aspirin Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption

    National Museum of American History

  • Kickapoo Indian Sagwa: Blood, Liver, Stomach and Kidney Renovator

    National Museum of American History

  • Kickapoo Indian Sagwa Renovator

    National Museum of American History

  • Otto's Cure: the German Remedy for Throat and Lung Diseases

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pettit's American Eye Water

    National Museum of American History

  • Lydia E. Pinkham's Pills for Constipation

    National Museum of American History

  • English Female Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Lydia E. Pinkham Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • McElree's Wine of Cardui

    National Museum of American History

  • Great Seal Aspirin

    National Museum of American History

  • Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin

    National Museum of American History

  • Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

    National Museum of American History

  • Ramon's Tabs Aspirin Caffeine

    National Museum of American History
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