Radium Bromide Pure, 56X
date: label: date made
content: ca 1913
name: label: maker
content: Boericke & Tafel
notes: label: Description
content: Lead-wrapped glass bottle with a cork stopper and paper label. The homeopathic dilution of 56X indicates that the original solution has been diluted to a ratio of 1:10<sup>56</sup>. The label reads in part: "INDICATIONS. / Radium bromide has been used in the following pathological conditions: / Chronic Eczema, Psoriasis, Pruritus, Lupus, Gout, Rheumatism, Glandular swelling, Menstrual irregularities, Arterio-sclerosis."
label: Description
content: Radium bromide (RaBr2) is the bromide salt of radium, produced during the process of separating radium from uranium ore. It was discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie in 1898, sparked a huge interest in radiochemistry and radiotherapy, and was being used for therapeutic purposes at an early date. This glass jar has a Boericke & Tafel label with "Radio Activity 4,000,000 / Made from pure Radium Bromide imported by ourselves and covered by guarantee by the manufacturers."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Menstruation: Symptom Relief
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Boericke and Tafel Pharmacy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.311682.2081
label: accession number
content: 311682
label: catalog number
content: 311682.2081
objectType: label: Object Name
content: homeopathic preparation, bottle of
label: Object Name
content: homeopathic preparation
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 11.43 cm x 4.1275 cm x 4.1275 cm