Nyal Sedative Compound
date: label: Date made
content: c. 1938 - 1950
name: label: maker
content: Nyal Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A Preparation for Temporarily Quieting the Nerves and Promoting Rest and Sleep. Also for Allaying Temporarily the Symptoms of Certain Conditions such as Nervous Unrest Due to Excitement.
label: Description
content: Warning: This product contains Bromides, and its continued use should be avoided when symptoms of nervousness are allayed. May be habit-forming. May also produce serious mental derangement. Bromides may couse a skin rash with some persons.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Michigan, Detroit
topic: label: Subject
content: Nerve & Brain Drugs
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: 2005.0100.059
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0100.059
label: accession number
content: 2005.0100
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: alcohol, 16%; sodium bromide, 10 gr. per fl.oz.; potassium bromide, 5 gr. per fl. oz.; sarsaparilla; black haw; red clover; cascara; stillingia; celery seed (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: glass; metal; paper (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (packaging (box) material)
label: Measurements
content: box: 9 1/8 in x 3 3/8 in x 2 in; 23.1775 cm x 8.5725 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: bottle: 8 3/8 in x 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 21.2725 cm x 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm