Gerison (Para-Aminophenylsulfonamid), 25 g
notes: label: Description
content: Amber glass bottle with red, yellow and black paper label and sealed cork stopper. 25 g. Printed on label in German: Gerison ist ein wirksames Praparet fur eiterige oder septikämische Erkrankungen Dose 0.3 3 mal taglich per os nach dem Essen. [Gerson is an effective preparation for purulent or septicemic diseases / Dose: 0.3 3 times a day orally after eating.] The so-called sulfa drugs, developed in the 1930s, are effective antibacterials. They were used extensively in World War II to prevent wound infection. This specimen came with a powder shaker (see MG.M-05251.02) possibly employed to apply the drug directly to the wound.
label: Description
content: This item is one of over 30 medical-military objects collected by Harold B. Price, Chief Pharmacist's Mate, U.S. Navy, during his deployment in the Pacific theater during World War II. The material is all associated with the Japanese military and most of the items were collected on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll. The island was the site of intense fighting during the Battle of Tarawa, November 20-23, 1943.
label: Description
content: Mr. Price loaned the material to the Smithsonian in August, 1944, and it was immediately put on public display. The original loan included a Japanese microscope and accessories which were returned to Price in November 1946. The remainder of the material was retained in the collection as a permanent gift.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: Japan: Japan
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Balm of America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harold B. Rice
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-05251.01
label: catalog number
content: M-05251.01
label: accession number
content: 168283
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Gerison; Pharmaceuticals; Drugs; Non-Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm