Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root
date: label: Date made
content: after 1963
name: label: maker
content: Kilmer & Co., Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A diuretic for the kidneys and a mild laxative. "Swamp-Root" tends to promote the flow of urine thereby aiding the kidneys in their necessary work of eliminating waste matter.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, Plainview
topic: label: Subject
content: Kidney & Urinary Drugs
label: Subject
content: Laxatives
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Balm of America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0798.001
label: accession number
content: 1979.0798
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0798.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
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label: Measurements
content: box: 7 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 18.7325 cm x 6.35 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: bottle: 7 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 18.415 cm x 5.715 cm x 3.4925 cm