Foley Cathartic Tablets
Object Details
- Foley
- Foley and Company
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A Pleasantly Active Cathartic Foley Cathartic Tablets are excellent in cases of temporary constipation as they have a laxative influence upon the entire intestinal tract. A good medicine for constipation caused by over eating or an unbalanced diet.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca. 1938
- after 1938
- ID Number
- 1978.0883.061
- accession number
- 1978.0883
- catalog number
- 1978.0883.061
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
- Physical Description
- stramonium 1/1600 of grains total alkaloids (overall active ingredients)
- aloin (overall active ingredients)
- podophyllin (overall active ingredients)
- cascara sagrada (overall active ingredients)
- blue flag (overall active ingredients)
- Measurements
- bottle: 63 mm x 10 mm; 2 1/2 in x 3/8 in
- box: 1 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 in; 2.54 cm x 7.9375 cm x 2.54 cm
- bottle: 2 1/2 in x 5/8 in; 6.35 cm x 1.5875 cm
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Balm of America
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Laxatives
- Record ID
- nmah_716612
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-49f2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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