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  • Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection
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  • Therapeutic Use Categories

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 83 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Medicine 83 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Drugs 23 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid 12 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Analgesic-Antipyretic Anodyne; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Aspirin; Aspirin; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Bitters 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Tonics, Minerals & Vitamins 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Not determined 83 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus

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  • Tupper's Vegetable Prescription Compound

    National Museum of American History

  • Stanback Analgesic Powders, Free Sample

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Caldwell's Improved Prescription Powders

    National Museum of American History

  • Sedets

    National Museum of American History

  • Garfield Headache Powders

    National Museum of American History

  • Harwood's Chewing Aspirin

    National Museum of American History

  • Powdered Antikamnia

    National Museum of American History

  • Bromonia

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Garfield Headache Powder

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Caldwell's Improved Prescription Powders

    National Museum of American History

  • Cardui Brand Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • Kalms

    National Museum of American History
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