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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 29 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Medicine 29 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Drugs 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Patent Medicines; Non-Liquid 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Balm of America 29 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Health & Medicine 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Beauty and Health 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Sherman Pharmacy, Sherman, New York 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Health & Medicine 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Blood & Liver Drugs 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • G.E. Damon Collection 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Kidney & Urinary Drugs 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Indigestion & Nausea Drugs 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Laxatives 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Skin & Dermatology Drugs 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Women's Health Products 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Pain & Neuralgia Drugs 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Aphrodisiacs & Potency Drugs 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Respiratory & Asthma Drugs 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Sherman Pharmacy, Sherman, New York 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
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  • Not determined 29 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus

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  • Aseptinol Compound

    National Museum of American History

  • Radway's Sarsaparillian Resolvent

    National Museum of American History

  • Paracin

    National Museum of American History

  • P.S.C.

    National Museum of American History

  • Nyal Santacaps, 48 capsules

    National Museum of American History

  • Thompson's San Cura

    National Museum of American History

  • Allan's Soluble Medicated Bougies

    National Museum of American History

  • Blood Balm

    National Museum of American History

  • Santal Midy

    National Museum of American History

  • Prescription 1000 Internal

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr Clark's Chaulmoogra

    National Museum of American History

  • Sirop Raifort Iode de Lancelot (Lancelot's Iodinised Syrup of Horseradish)

    National Museum of American History

  • Savatan

    National Museum of American History

  • Double O Medicine

    National Museum of American History

  • Micajah's Medicated Wafers

    National Museum of American History

  • Ideal Antiseptic Tablets

    National Museum of American History

  • S. O. S. External

    National Museum of American History

  • Knoxit Globules

    National Museum of American History

  • Brou Injection

    National Museum of American History

  • Injection of Matico

    National Museum of American History

  • Ka-Ton-Ka

    National Museum of American History

  • Prescription 1000 External

    National Museum of American History

  • Pabst's Okay Special

    National Museum of American History

  • Hood's Sarsatabs

    National Museum of American History

  • Dr W J Thurmond's Blood Syrup

    National Museum of American History

  • Prescription 1000 External

    National Museum of American History

  • Knoxit Liquid

    National Museum of American History

  • S. O. S. Combination Internal and External

    National Museum of American History

  • Aseptinol Unguent Compound

    National Museum of American History
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