Betalax
date: label: date made
content: before 1931
name: label: maker
content: A. M. Hooper and Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: An alkaline laxative combined with intestinal antiseptics and digestives. Effectively employed in the treatment of constipation, auto-intoxication, intestinal fermentation, indigestion, hyperacidity, flatulence, palpitation, gastritis and cystitis
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Laxatives
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Balm of America
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.0165.016
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0165.016
label: accession number
content: 2012.0165
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: milk of magnesia (powdered) (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: beta napthol benzoate (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: salol (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: papain (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: malt diastase (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: lactose (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: oil of anise (drug active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 6.35 cm x 4.445 cm x 3.175 cm