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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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  • Grove's Chill Tonic

    National Museum of American History

  • Thermaline

    National Museum of American History

  • St. Patrick's Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Hicks Capudine Liquid

    National Museum of American History

  • Moses Dame's Wine of the Woods

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Electric Brand Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Mendenhall's Malaria Chill and Fever Tonic

    National Museum of American History

  • Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Petzold's Genuine German Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Ballard's Horehound Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Rhinitis Half Strength

    National Museum of American History

  • Mountain Herb Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Rawleigh's Quinine Bromo Laxative Compound Cold Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Flint's Quaker Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

    National Museum of American History

  • Kendall's Persian Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Electric Brand Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Angeline for Rheumatic Fever

    National Museum of American History

  • Febriline

    National Museum of American History

  • Laxa-Wafers Laxative Cathartic Liver Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Strong's Life Force Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Graefenberg's Vegetable Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Magic Cure for Chills and All Fevers

    National Museum of American History

  • Children's Anacin-3

    National Museum of American History

  • Bromo Quinine Cold Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Bonner's Chill and Malaria Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. J. Walker's California Vinegar Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Lane's Cold Tablets Laxative

    National Museum of American History

  • Musterole

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Reeder's Little Liver Pills

    National Museum of American History

  • Lax-Ana (St. Joseph's)

    National Museum of American History

  • Drake Aspirin

    National Museum of American History

  • Newton's Jaundice Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Jayne's Sanative Pills for Liver Complaints

    National Museum of American History
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