Pulvis Aloes et Canellae, N. F. (Powder of Aloe and Canella)
Title
Pulvis Aloes et Canellae, N. F. (Powder of Aloe and Canella)
Subject
Abortifacient
Health & Medicine
Laxatives
Botanical Medicine
Health & Medicine
Laxatives
Botanical Medicine
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:
For use as a laxative but is rarely employed today. It has gained some reputation as an abortifacient and therefore must be sold with caution. [Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Seventh Edition, 1926]
For use as a laxative but is rarely employed today. It has gained some reputation as an abortifacient and therefore must be sold with caution. [Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Seventh Edition, 1926]
Creator
Parke, Davis and Company
Publisher
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Date
1928
Contributor
Gift of Parke, Davis and Company; Accession 101594 (1928)
Format
Bottle
glass (overall material)
paper (label material)
aloe (drug active ingredients)
canella (drug active ingredients)
glass (overall material)
paper (label material)
aloe (drug active ingredients)
canella (drug active ingredients)
Files
Collection
Citation
Parke, Davis and Company, “Pulvis Aloes et Canellae, N. F. (Powder of Aloe and Canella),” Sovereign Body History Project , accessed May 2, 2024, https://sovereignbodyhistoryproject.omeka.net/items/show/12.