Dr. W. B. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
name: label: maker
content: Pepsin Syrup Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: For constipation and conditions resulting from it. Owing to its mild action and pleasant taste the ideal laxative for children, women and old folks, and all those who cannot stand a harsh purgative.
label: Description
content: A pleasant laxative compound composed of drugs known to be beneficial when an evacuant is indicated, acting gently on the bowels as a flushing agent to relieve conditions due to constipation. Disturbances arising from sluggish bowels may be helped by its use.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Monticello
topic: label: Subject
content: Laxatives
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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: MG.M-10766 [dup46]
label: catalog number
content: M-10766
label: accession number
content: 256193
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: alcohol, 4.5%; pepsin, 4 gr. per ounce; senna; cassia; cascara sagrada; peppermint; aromatics (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (packaging material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass; paper; cork (ocontainer material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 7/8 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 1/8 in; 25.0825 cm x 8.255 cm x 5.3975 cm
label: Measurements
content: bottle: 9 3/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 23.8125 cm x 6.985 cm x 4.1275 cm