Veen Douche Powder
date: label: date made
content: ca 1940s
name: label: maker
content: Norwich Pharmacal Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
label: Description
content: A perfected Douche Powder especially prepared for irrigation of the vaginal tract. Its cleansing action is soothing to the mucous membranes.
label: Description
content: Directions: Dissolve a tablespoonful in a quart of moderately warm water. Jar cap measures one tablespoonful. Be sure the powder is well dissolved before use.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Norwich
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Health Products
label: Subject
content: Women's Health
label: Subject
content: Feminine hygiene products
label: Subject
content: Birth Control/Contraception
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Menstruation: Odor
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care
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content: Beauty and Health
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0698.150
label: accession number
content: 1980.0698
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0698.150
objectType: label: Object Name
content: feminine hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: douche powder
label: Other Terms
content: Douche; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boric acid (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: zinc sulphate (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: phenol (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: salicylic acid (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: menthol (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: eucalyptol (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: thymol (drug active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 12.7 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm