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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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  • Aler-Releaf

    National Museum of American History

  • Menthol Inhaler, 7 Grains

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Leo's Breathene

    National Museum of American History

  • Reid's Cough and Kidney Remedy

    National Museum of American History

  • Dill's Cough Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Mistol

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Hooker's Cough and Croup Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Ascatco

    National Museum of American History

  • Scientific Electric Fluid

    National Museum of American History

  • Baker Croup and Whooping Cough Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Wood's Cough Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Kilmer's Indian Cough Cure Consumption Oil

    National Museum of American History

  • Tabcin

    National Museum of American History

  • Warner's Safe Asthma Cure

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Birney's Catarrhal Powder

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Hilton's Specific No. 3

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr H Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Miles' Blood Purifier

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Guild's Green Mountain Asthmatic Compound

    National Museum of American History

  • Kinsman's Asthmatic Powder

    National Museum of American History

  • Veno's Cough Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Ballard's Horehound Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Guild's Green Mountain Asthmatic Compound

    National Museum of American History

  • Newton's Jaundice Bitters

    National Museum of American History

  • Theracin

    National Museum of American History

  • Kemp's Balsam

    National Museum of American History

  • Vapo-Nasalene

    National Museum of American History

  • Tilden's Respirazone

    National Museum of American History

  • Templeton's Raz-mah Greys

    National Museum of American History

  • Newton's Jaundice Bitters; Dr. I. Newton's Antibilious Bitters

    National Museum of American History

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

    National Museum of American History

  • Stonebraker's Vegetable Cough Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr. Van Wert's Balsam for the Lungs

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Wood's Cough Syrup

    National Museum of American History
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