The Online Reefer Madness Teaching Museum
PRE-1937
MEDICAL CANNABIS MEDICINES INDEX
MEDICAL USE CATEGORY INDEX:
1.
RAW
CANNABIS
·
Bulk Cannabis
·
Hemp (Cannabis) Seeds
·
Apothecary Jar’s (Bulk
Containers)
·
Smoking Preparations
2.
EXTERNAL
MEDICINES
·
Collodions/Corn
Solvent/Remedies
·
Gonorrhea
/ antibacterial preparations
3.
VETERINARY
PREPARATIONS
4.
MENSTRUAL
(Cramps) PREPARATIONS
·
FLUIDEXTRACTS
·
TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND
PILLS
5.
SEDATIVES
/ PAIN RELIEF:
·
NONAQUEOUS SOLUTIONS -
(ELIXIRS) SOLUTIONS
·
TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND
PILLS
6.
HYSTERIA
/ NERVOUS TENSION
7.
COUGHS
AND COLDS
8.
UNKNOWNS:
APENDIX
A: - GLOSSARY:
APENDIX
B: - PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
APENDIX
C: - CLASSIFIED-- SOURCES OF
INFORMATION - For AMMA members only.
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CANNABIS
INDICA IN PHARMACEUTICALS
Generic / Proprietary (brand name) products containing Medical Cannabis:
RAW CANNABIS
ABOUT
BULK CANNABIS: (Editorial)
Even
before the beginning of the 19th century (and well into the 20th),
it was a common practice for pharmacists to ask local farmers to grow Medical
Marihuana (among other herbs) for them. The Marihuana would then either be sold
in bulk form, or the pharmacist
(who in many cases also ran the local general store) would brew his own
medicines in the back of the store. Thus, technically speaking, it can be said that there were
literally hundreds if not thousands of pre-1937 manufacturers of Medical Marihuana medicines.
Bulk
Marihuana was sometimes stored in large, beautifully-crafted display apothecary jars.
The picture section (Labeled Axxxapothecary) has some examples.
Note: The green one
comes from a pharmacy in England, and the white ones were found in France.
However,
such practices were soon to come to an end.
By the late 19th century, "brand name drugs" slowly began to
replace locally grown products. People
wanted the security and presumed superior quality that a “brand name” could
give them.
In
addition, the commonly held (but false) misconception that Medical Cannabis
grown in India was somehow superior to the domestic product must also be taken
into account. Note how even some “brand name” manufacturers of bulk cannabis tins openly
advertised the fact that their product originated in India.
== CANNABIS (Generic name) (in RAW form)
·
“CANNABIS INDICA” (a
generic Name); Sold in bulk Tin’s by Squibb.
As Advertised – US Pharmacopoeia:
“The dried flowering tops of female plant of Cannabis sativa, grown in
the East Indies, gathered while the fruit is yet undeveloped and while it is
carrying the whole of its natural resin. We
use select tops only, no stems. This
hemp produces galenical preparations of a most satisfactory degree of
activity.” Price 1Lb. $2.50; ½
lb. $1.29; ¼ lb. $0.67. Era – (era unknown) (see picture B03CLabel)
·
EXTRACT CANNABIS POWDER,
(Squibb)
1-oz, vial
1
Gm. represents 4 Gm. drug. Dose: 1/3 to 1 grain (0.02 to 0.065 Gm.)
-- As advertised in their (year 1919)
edition of “Squibb’s Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon).
·
EXTRACT
CANNABIS SOFT*, (Squibb)
glass jar, oz
Extractum
Cannabis, From dried flowering tops of pistillate plants of Cannabis Sativa or
C. indica. 1 Gm. represents about 8
Gm. drug. Physiologically assayed
according to U.S. P. Incoordination
produced by 0.004 Gm. per Kgm. weight of dog.
Narcotic, Sedative, Anodyne. Average
Dose: 1/6 grain (0.01 Gm.). Antidotes:
emetics; atropine, strychnine or caffeine, hypodermically; strong coffee.
-- As advertised in their (year 1919)
edition of “Squibb’s Materia Medica”
(for the physician and the surgeon).
·
“CANNABIS
U.S.P. (american) Sold in bulk by Parke
Davis & Co. Detroit, Mich.
As advertised in their “Complete (1927) Catalog of the products of the
laboratories of Parke, Davis & Co.” Average dose, 10 mg (1/6 gr) In ½ oz.
Jars, per oz $2.20 Standardized physiologically.
Every package is stamped with the date of manufacture.
This extract, prepared from the home-grown cannabis, is in every respect
equal to that produced from the imported drug.
Physiologic standardization introduced by Parke, Davis & Co.”
·
“CANNABIS
– By Lloyd Brothers Cincinnati Ohio, as
advertised in their “Lloyd Brothers’ Bulletin – Winter 1915” sold in 4
oz., 8oz., and 16 oz. Containers. Era
1915.
== HEMP (Cannabis) SEEDS:
CANNABIS SEEDS (Generic name):
·
“Hemp
Seed”
(generic name) - Williams Co., Inc.,
Utica, New York: (see picture) sold in drug stores. (~1920)
A wonderful bottle made by Owens Illinois in the 1920's and NEVER used.
Found in a warehouse in Upstate New York, this bottle was made for A.H.
Williams Druggists. The company
went out of business in the thirties. Cork
and label in excellent condition. Approx.
3 1/2" tall. (picture =
B02Ahempseed)
== APOTHECARY (Bulk Container’s)
·
FRENCH APOTHECARY JAR
CANNABIS MARIJUANA Fabulous
19th Century French porcelain apothecary jar. Reads: “Extract:
Cannabis Ind” The paper label has seen some wear and so had the gold trim
around the rim. The lid has some losses (see photos) and there is still residue
inside the bottle. Really quite
unusual. The jar measures 20cm (8 in) high with the lid on. Please see the other
fabulous apothecary items I have including a matching valerian root (i.e.
organic base of valium) as well as one for Eucalyptus extract and one other. I
also have absinthe spoons and some 1930s era French medical graphics and
advertising. The items are in France. – (Picture = A05Aapothecary)
·
ENGLISH GREEN APOTHECARY
JAR CANNABIS (see
picture) Used to store and publicly display bulk cannabis (Medical Marihuana)
for sale in drugstores. This jar
(picture = A02Aapothecary) was found in an English drug store and probably dates
to the 1880’s era.
·
MARIJUANA LUG APOTHECARY
DRUG BOTTLE - This scarce label LUG (label under glass) apothecary measures 6
3/4" to the top of the bottle and features a hard to find content label of
Tincture of Cannabis Indica. There is a star crack at the upper left of the
label, of which one of the radiation’s reaches all the way to the bottom of
the label. There is also moisture intrusion and discoloration as seen in the
photo. The bottle itself is in excellent condition with no damage or noticeable
wear and features the York Glass Company trade mark on base. The stopper is
free, correct and mint. (picture =
A05Capothecary)Antique Apothecary Pharmacy Bottle CANNAB.IND
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Antique Apothecary Pharmacy
Bottle Jar CANNABIS It is a family heritage left by great-grandfather who
graduated from the Medical University of Lousanne, Switzerland about hundred
years ago. The collection consists of German-, Austrian- and Czechs-made bottles
from the end of the XIX and the beginning of XX century. This is a rarely seen bottle with shield-like sign and with
astonishing antique look. The sign
is hand-painted and enameled and is well preserved. Bottle is in perfect
condition, no chips and no cracks. This bottle would bring nice antique look of
your old-style furniture apothecary / drug store. "TINCT. CANNAB.
IND.". Size: height: 6 1/2", width: 2 3/4", depth: 2".
(picture = A01Aapothecary).
·
Rare CANNABIS Label
under Glass Apothecary bottle - Antique Gold Label Under Glass Apothecary in clear Glass.
This bottle measures just over 7.25 inches tall (including the stopper)
and 2.5 inches in diameter. B.I.M.A.L. clear Label Under Glass Apothecary
Bottle. There is a hand
printed label which reads TINCT: CANNAB: IND: in black with a red background
surrounded by gold which has a black pinstripe. CANNAB is the Latin name for
Cannabis. These Cannabis related bottles are very hard to obtain - I've only
seen a few in many years of collecting. The bottle has its original bubble shaped stopper
(which is not stuck !) - these are rarer and more attractive than the chisel
shaped stoppers. The bottle is in excellent condition and displays very well
indeed. This is a rare chance to get such an attractive bottle.
You are bidding on bottle # 3 in the group picture.
(Picture = A05Dapothecary + A05Eapothecary +
A05Fapothecary)
== SMOKING PREPARATIONS:
ABOUT
ASTHMA (Editorial)
Medical
Marihuana increases the supply of oxygen in the blood, a property that did not
go unnoticed by Western medicine. It
was recommended by medical practitioners
as an effective treatment for asthma.
It is our understanding that there were numerous brand name products.
== WARNING - Unless you live in a third
world country and do NOT have access
to modern day anti-Asthma medicines: Do not use Medical Marihuana to treat asthma.
Dr. Tod Mikuriya (who is anything but an anti-Medical Marihuana doctor)
puts it this way, “Many people with asthma also have bronchitis problems” -
Medical Marihuana is not an appropriate drug.
·
“CIGARRILLOS INDIOS”
(Indian Cigarette)
Brand of Marihuana cigarettes. Made
in Paris, France, they contained Belladonna and cannabis indica.
They were distributed mostly in Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and
Nicaragua to ease asthma and bronchitis. - (era 1930’s)
- source: Drug Enforcement
Magazine (Dec. 1980) (poor picture available).
Mfg. Gimault and Sons - Marketed cannabis cigarettes as a remedy for
asthma – Note, -- GRIMAULT'S INDIAN CIGARETTES of CANNABIS INDICA have
been used in the hospitals, and found to give immediate relief in all cases of
Asthma, Nervous Coughs, Hoarseness, Loss of Voice, Facial Neuralgia and
Sleeplessness. Paris, GRIMAULT and CO. Price 1s. 9d., of all Chemists; or
post-free of WILCOX and CO., 239, Oxford-street, London, W - maybe the same as
above.
·
Cresent Marque
Cigarettes. All the information that we have about this
brand of cigarettes comes from a United Nations publication.
We do not know if they were used for recreational or medical purposes.
Era unknown (picture = D40AcresentMarque)
·
Cannadonna (Asthma
cigarettes) – The
label reads: Obtainable from all
chemist or Direct from Frid Stone M.R.S.V. Chemist. 9 Baker Pd Ashburton
Tel,: WM 2328 (“also gives great relief in catarrh, hay fever etc. This is the
only Asthma Cigarette made especially to suit Australian conditions.
Obtainable also for Pipe smoking. Directions
one to be smoked during attacks, a mixture of tobacco cannabis & belladonna. (no picture available, was not sold in America.)
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1890 TUCKER SPECIFIC W/EMB.STAR
SHIELD ASTHMA – Museum
note – Not a smoking preparation, we believe that it contain Cannabis- Opinions are those of the writer. A quack medicine bottle dug from an 1890's era outhouse
privy which held Tucker's Specific, which contained cannabis or marijuana. The
bottle is nicely embossed NATHAN TUCKER M.D. (Union shield & 5 pointed star
emb.) SPECIFIC FOR ASTHMA, HAY FEVER, AND ALL CATARRHAL DISEASES OF THE
RESPIRATORY ORGANS (all on front in nice bold letters) hand blown in
mold...clear...round...3 1/8"tall...A great looking little bottle with an
interesting history. An analysis of
this nostrum 100 years ago showed that one of the ingredients was extract of
cannabis. Several of the early patent medicines contained marijuana and other
narcotic drugs. (Picture =
A17Atucker).
EXTERNAL MEDICINES:
ABOUT
EXTERNAL USES OF CANNABIS: (Editorial)
Before being outlawed,
Cannabis was used as a food coloring (for lack of a better concept; but maybe
the term coloring agent would be more appropriate), as well as an
anti-bacterial, anti-fungal agent. Note that “Da-Ka-Ta Corn” medicine was sold by what we might today call a "quack medicine” man (see story
of the Da-Ka-Ta man in another chapter, his picture in on the web site).
== COLLODIUM’S / CORN SOLVENT/ REMEDIES:
·
“CORN COLLODIUM” (Generic
name) -(Mfg. by Squibb company) (era
1938) - E.R. Squibb & Sons Squibb Corn Collodium Amber glass screw cap bottle;
Specification for Squibb. Contents
have crystallized; "for over eighty years the name of Squibb has justly
been accepted by physicians, pharmacists and the discriminating public as a
guaranty of purity, accuracy and trustworthiness. Specification for Squibb. This dates the box/bottle to around
1938 since Squibb was established in 1858.
This treasure would be coveted by any serious pharmacy/medical collector SM-2,
SS7
·
“CORN COLLODIUM” P.
R. B. I. (era 1938) SM-2
·
“APEX CORN REMEDY” –
(Mfg. by Geo. Please Sebastopol, Ca.)
Label reads (see picture) “Apply night and morning for 5 days, ten soak feet
in warm water and corn and be removed with dull point of knife or finger
nail.” (Era unknown) (picture =
A13JcornApex).
·
CORN SOLVENT -
with Cannabis : Unique drugstore item made for
Sayville Pharmacy - container is a glass cylinder - label is intact without
any fading or tears but is shown loose - thought to be about 60 -70 years old -
original rubber cap shows age item is a collectible only and not intended for
human, animal or other use about 2" tall ....(picture = A08BcornSayville).
·
“DA-KA-TA CORN MEDICINE”
1-100 per cent
Cannabis. Da-Ka-Ta Medicine Co. PO
Box 17, Indianapolis Ind. Price 25
Cents (Picture = A08ADaKaTa).
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Collodium Salicvllcum
Compound (as found in the “National Formulary”) - Cosadein
(Parke Davis & Co.) (era 1938) SM-2
·
“Gaitor
Korn Killer” Mfg. By L. A. Thomas Drug Co.
Macon, Ga. Corner of 4th and Arch
Sts. 3 phones 202, 1082 and 851.
Ext. Cannabis 2 grs. Per oz.
Ether 300 mis. Per oz.
Alcohol not over 25 per cent
Price = 25 cents
(Picture = A08HCornGaitor)
·
“GAITOR
KORN KILLER”
Mfg. By
L. A. Thomas Drug Co. Macon, Ga.
Circa 1880, The
original label is dark yellow with black wording
This one is from the "L. A. Thomas Drug Co. ~ Macon, Ga."
The label mentions Cannabis along with ether & alcohol. The color of the glass is an emerald green. The bottles is 4
1/8" high, has a smooth base, & a flared tooled lip. – (picture
censored) SS11
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SEABURYS
CORN PLASTER TIN - This is a very hard & very early tin to find anymore, yes it's in
rough condition but it still displays well and still has lots of color. Tin was
manufactured by seabury & johnson new york. It contained extract of cannabis
which is a very rare ingredient to have in it's contents. This tin measures
3" by 2" by 1/2" by 1/2" thick.
(Picture = A26AcornSeagury) Era 1886)
-SS2
·
Nealon's Corn Popper
CORN REMEDIES! Nealon's Corn Popper contained Ether and CANNABIS (commonly known
as marijuana) Nealon's Corn Popper Alcohol, Ether & Extract Cannabis!
That's extract of marijuana! Bottle is empty; Carbondale, Pennsylvania
SS7
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Handy Corn Plaster with
Cannabis Indica From our Grandfather's old store Handy Corn Plaster with Extract
Cannabis Indica in one ounce! Very
unusual old store item probably from the 20's or 30's. ." The sides read,
"Guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded." The back of the
box reads, "10 cents. DIRECTIONS. Cut a plaster to fit the corn or bunion,
remove the cloth from face of plaster, warm plaser until soft, then apply.
Remove plaster the second or third night. Soak the foot, scrape off the dead
part of corn or bunion and apply a fresh plaster. They are antiseptic,
therefore, perfectly harmless. if you have any trouble in removing face of
cloth, moisten slightly." Manufactured
for the Chamberlain Medicine Company Des Moines, Iowa.
Box and contents in perfect condition. Measures 2 1/2" by 1
1/2". Unusual item for the old pharmacy collector! (Pictures =
A12ACornHandyCorn)
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“Korn-Pop Corn Remedy”
I'm not sure of the age of this bottle, but I
can't see a seam coming out above the label. The label is in good condition with
just a little soiling. Bottle is in great shape; no chips or cracks!
It is Korn-Pop Corn Remedy from the Korn
Pop Remedy Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ingredients read as
follows: 22% Alchohol, 66% Ether, (ext. of Cannabis). Bottle measures just 2
1/4" in height and 1/2" across. A great addition to any collection!
Bottle is clean with no residue! (picture = A08EKornPop) S16
·
Corn Remedy - This
is a great little piece: minor interior scum, but the glass is clear and the
label is 97% intact, with minimal yellowing; just a few 'nibbles' around the
edges. About three inches high and an inch-and-a-half diameter; cylindrical.
Piece is probably from around 1910-1915. In
Old English text, label reads "Corn Remedy". In normal font
"Contains Alcohol & Cannabis Indica Apply four nights in succession,
then soak feet in warm water and corn can be removed with fingernail". [Ummm,
sure...] Also reads "F. L. AKERS,
PHARMACIST S.W.Cor.13th & Morris Sts. Phila." Really just a fine
little item, at a great price. A
hundred years ago, it must have seemed as though a little narcotics would cure
anything. Probably manufactured
previous to the establishment of the Food & Drug Administration and passing
of associated acts in 1906. (Picture
= A08DCornAkers) S30
·
Haywood's Painless Corn
Remedy Cannibis
Rare Hi Your looking at a very rare bottle of Haywood's Painless Corn Remedy.
The size of this box is one inch by three inches.
The contents of this box are two oval corn pads, instructions with an
advertisement for Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment on the back, and two sandpaper
boards for sanding off those nasty warts and one bottle with dried up contents
it looks like there is a glass rod in it for application.
The ingredients are alcohol 44%, ether 190 mins., and CANNABIS 72 grs.
Yes the same stuff in marijuana. Why
they used cannibis I don't know maybe to kill the pain. The box is in fair shape
there is stains on it and the lid top has been torn off but is still there.
(picture = A13Acornhaywood)
·
Lee's Corn and Wart Remover
and contains 1.5% extracts Cannabis. A
little white jar.
·
RAWLEIGH'S APPLICATION FOR
CORNS - This is an old Rawleigh's Application for Corns medicine bottle with
original label and cork. It measures 3 1/2" tall and 1" wide. It still
has crystallized medicine in the bottom of the bottle.
The original mixture contained alcohol 2.9% and 307 min. ether and 71
min. F.E. Cannabis Indica. The
label is not torn and is in very good condition. It looks much better than the
picture shows it. The bottle has some flaws in the glass from when it was
produced but there are no chips or cracks.
(picture = A14CRawleigh) S17
·
James
Woolly, Sons;
era - 1837 CANNABIS HEMP label reads - Collod.
[..]cyliic C. Cannabe ; James Woolly, Sons; Manchester ; (Woolley) CORN SOLVENT; Poison; Contains 2 percent Extract of Indian Hemp;
James Woolly, Sons & Co.; Trade Mark; Manchester. - Seam
stops at base of neck and is dated may, 5 37. This bottle is far older than
1837. Note the label extract of
hemp collod salicylic c. Cannabe this is something you do not see everyday.
Measures about 5 ½ inches problem free bottle with this label quite rare.
Pictures <A08JcornWoolly>
·
Jafnel's
Corn Popper! Cannabis -
Jafnel's Famous Corn Popper!! Cannabis Extract.
Cannabis is more commonly known as "pot" or
"marijuana". It seems
that it has some advantage when treating corns back in the good old days.
"paint corn with remedy then cover with corn pad morning and night
for 3 days. soak the foot in warm water on the 3rd day. Then callous or corn is
easily removed. Guaranteed Cure."
"Prepared for OTTO Jafnel, Prop.; Deutsche Apotheke, Liberty, New
York" Ingredients: Alcohol 24%, Ether 72% and Extract Cannabis 10grains per
fl ounce! Certainly a conversation piece!! (Pictures = A08MCornJafnel1 - to-
A08McornJafnel3)
== GONORRHEA / ANTIBACTERIA PREPARATIONS
ABOUT CANNABIDIOLIC ACIDS (Editorial):
Under
certain conditions, the hemp (or Medical Marihuana) plant can be a good source
of cannabidiolic acids, which, before penicillin,
were used for their antibacterial properties.
Thus numerous corn plasters, gonorrhea ointments, etc., contained
cannabis as one of their active ingredients.
The
following is taken from “A Manual of Homeo-Therapeutics” 1932
“Cannabis
sativa has been used almost exclusively for urinary troubles, especially for
gonorrhea, in which it should be given at the commencement.
It is indicated by extreme soreness of the urethra, so that the patient
walks with legs apart, by a moderate discharge of thick, yellow character and by
edema of the prepuce. …. It is
equally a remedy for neon-specific urethritis, cystitis, phimosis, leucorrhoea
in little girls, and for urethral caruncles.
“
·
“CANNABINE
Comp. ” Mfg. By Chicago Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood
Ave. Chicago, U.S.A. As advertised
in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
For injection in Gonorrhea. Put
up in ½-oz collapsible tubes with urethral pipe.
Per dozen, $5.00 Per pound
bulk, $8.00
·
This is a
squared deep amber 2 1/2" bottle. Label wrappes around 3 sides and says
"Cannabine Comp.(Modified) Each Tablet Contains to Addition to Other
Remedies, Cannabine Tannate....1-20 gr. Not To Be Taken Internally, These
Tablets are Recommended for Gonorrhea and Gleet, Acute Or Chronic,
Directions--Dissolve from four to twelve tablets in four ounces of water and use
as an injection three times a day, Chicago Pharmacal Company." Bottle is in
excellent condition with no chips, cracks or cloudiness and has 2 seams from top
to bottom. Cannabine tannate is a
substance prepared commercially by distilling hemp with steam to deprive it of
its volatile oil. Cannabine Tannate is used as a Hypnotic in nervous insomnia,
also in dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia. – picture = A44AchicagoChem - S20
·
CANNABIS-THUJA
Comp. Sales Catalog No. 816 Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Formerly Gonorrhea No. 1.
Cannabis Sativa Tr.
2 min.
Merc. Sub. Corr
1/500 gr.
Thuja Tr.
1 min.
$1 per 1,000
$0.60 per 500
VETERINARY
PREPARATIONS
ABOUT
VETERINARY PREPARATIONS: (Editorial)
Before
the invention of the automobile, the horse was not seen as a family pet, but
rather as an important work tool needed in everyday life.
For a farmer it was the tractor, for a deliverymen as a truck engine, and
for most everyday persons the equivalent of the automobile.
Therefore, it was important to maintain that tool in proper operating
condition.
==
VETERINARY COLIC (Horses + Cattle) MEDICINE:
·
Colic Mixture Veterinary
- (Parke Davis & Co./ Detroit) (era 1938)
·
OLD DR SLOANS VET COLIC
BOTTLE BOX BOOK CURE: Real
nice bim bottles, books, testimonials, even has a glass surreange that works.
Bottles are embossed sloan's colic mixture both have different labels one
reads alcohol 20% chloral hydrate 18 1/3grs. cannabis indica 36 2/3grs. ect ect
the sloan's anti-colic formerly called sloan's sure colic cure for horses and
cattle 173303 new name and carton adopted 1914 bottles have residue and org cock
stoppers box flap is ripped but there great condition considering the age (era
1914) (pictures = B33Asloan)
·
VETERINARY
CARMINATIVE DRENCH NO.3
- Mfg.
by Sutliff & Case Company,
Established 1883 Peoria Illinois.
This gorgeous Gallon cork stoppered, amber glass jug is empty. A most
certain conversation piece, this glorious gem will tower like a mighty trophy
above the other bottles in your collection!
-- 13.5inch x 5.5inch diameter. Each
fluid ounce represents: Ether 90mins, Cannabis 120gr, Capsicum 30gr, Salicylic
Acid 60gr – (Pictures = A27ASutliff&Case)
·
RAWLEIGH’S COLIC &
BLOAT COMPOUND -
Mfg. by the “W.T. Rawleigh Co.,
Freeport, ILL, USA. Label reads:
90% Alcohol, Each fluid ounce contains extractive matter from:
(unreadable) Gr. Cannibus Sativa, Gr. Belladonna Root, 6 Gr. Acoaite
Root, 12.3 Gr. Capsicum. USEFUL FOR
HORSES & CATTLE Directions: Colic
- Give 2 tablespoonfuls in ½ cup of water; repeat this dose in one hour, then
every two hours. Do not give more
than one bottle to one animal in 24 hours
-- CATTLE BLOAT- Give 3
Tablespoonfuls in one quart of raw linseed oil; repeat in necessary in 1 hour.
Do not give more than one bottle in 24 hrs.
[our thanks to the Stephenson County [IL} historical society museum for
their assistance] (Pictures = A14Brawleigh)
·
“DR. HESS COLIC REMEDY” Compounded by Dr.
Hess & Clark Inc. Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A. Box measures: 6 3/4" by 2 1/4" by 1 1/4"
Within this unopened box is a bottle of colic remedy for farm animals.
The front of the box quotes original price to be $1.00. The ingredients sound poisionous and include the following:
Fuid extract of Stramonium, fluid
extract of Capsicum, Carbolic Acid, Grain Alcohol not to exceed 55%, Chloroform,
and last but not least, the extractive matter from 78 grains of Cannabis Indica.
You want to make your donkey kick, give him a dose of this.
The condition of the bottle is unknown as the packaged box has never been
opened. When I shook the box I could hear the bottle move back and forth. Sounds
good. The condition of the outer
package is excellent with only minor staining to the paper, a small section of
the paper on the bottom has come off about one and a quarter inch by a quarter
inch. All in all a great
collectible bottle of remedy (Pictures
= A35AHess&Clark), Era unknown. --
SS3
·
SEDATIVE (DR. BROWN) -
As advertised in the Parke Davis “Veterinary
Price List (updated July 15, 1912) Catalogue of the Veterinary Products” Tablet
form
Code
CT(compressed) 322. FEDWE
Per bottle of 1000
2.35
Per bottle of 500
1.20
Per bottle of 100
0.29
Sodium bromide -
2 ½ grs
Potassium bromide
2 ½ grs
Ammonium bromide
2 ½ grs
Tinct. Hyoscyamus U.S.P. 1890
5 mins.
Tinct. Indian Cannabis, U.S.P. 1890
5 mins.
See
human medicines - similar product:
·
NEURALGIC (Brown-Sequard)
- As advertised in the Parke Davis
“Veterinary Price List (updated July 15, 1912) Catalogue of the Veterinary
Products” Tablet
form
Code
CT(compressed) 35. FANJY
Per bottle of 1000
6.50
Per bottle of 500
3.28
Per bottle of 100
0.70
CCT(Chocolate-coated) 299
Per bottle of 1000
6.70
Per bottle of 500
3.38
Per bottle of 100
0.72
Ext. Hyoscyamus
2 -3 gr.
Ext. Conium Fruit
2 -3 gr.
Ext. Ignatia
1-2 gr.
Ext. Opium
1-2 gr.
Ext. Aconite leaves
1-3 gr.
Ext. Indian Cannabis
1-4 gr.
Ext stramonium seed
1-5 gr.
Ext. Belladonna leaves
1-6 gr.
See human medicines - similar product:
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CHLOR-ANODYNE
- As advertised in the Parke Davis
“Veterinary Price List (updated July 15, 1912) Catalogue of the Veterinary
Products”
Code
DIGEM
in ounce vials
per doz $3.50
in ¼-pint bottles
per pint 4.20
in 1/2-pint bottles
per pint 4.10
in pint bottles
per pint 4.00
A promptly efficient and pleasant remedy for colic, neuralgia, spasmodic
pains, etc. Each fluidounce
contains; Morphine hydrochloride 2
7/8 grs: Fl. Ext. Indian Cannabis 46 mins: Diluted Hydrocyanic acid 9 min:
Chloroform 46 mins: Oil Peppermint 1 ½ mins: Tinct. Capsicum U.S.P. 1890 1 ½
mins. Dose for dog. 15
minims, to be repeated in half an hour if necessary.
·
Indian Cannabis, - As
advertised in the Parke Davis
“Veterinary Price List (updated July 15, 1912) Catalogue of the Veterinary
Products” U.S. P. 8th
Revision, cannabis sativa, L.. (No. 106) BAGFO $7.00 per print.
Tested Physiologically Dose, 2 to 6 Drs.
See human medicines - similar product.
·
See
Utrovol - human medicines
·
SNOW'S
VETERINARY COLIC BOTTLE - Very
rare company to obtain an example. Old Home veterinary remedy company of KNOWBORO,
NY. this is Snow's Gem #4 for colic in horses and diarrhea in cows.
Snow was the owner of the company. Bottle
has applied lip and label has 1907 Pure Food and drug Act designation. Original
contents once contained, according to label, chloral hydrate and cannabis 11%. 6
1/4"x 2 3/4". For the veterinarian interested in veterinary medicine
and early cure cow & horse treatment. Also
of interest for the farmer, dairy and horseman or controlled substance
collector. (picture = A33ASnows)
MENSTRUAL
(Cramps) PREPARATIONS
ABOUT
MENSTRUAL PREPARATIONS (Editorial)
Cannabis
was a common ingredient in 19th century menstrual medicines.
It is said that Queen Victoria used Cannabis preparations for her
menstrual cramps and PMS.
== FLUIDEXTRACTS:
·
DYSMENINE COMPOUND:
Mfg. by the Keysall Pharmacal Company,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Cannabis Fluid extract for Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Colic and Cramps.
(era unknown) See picture Mdysmenine1. (Note: This was long before Lilly marketed Prozac in another name,
Sarafem, for female menstrual troubles.) Picture = A36Akeysall.
== TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND PILLS
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“DYSMENTONIC
” Mfg. By Chicago Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Each
fluid ounce contains Acetanilid, 8 1/5 gr.; Cannabis, 1 ½ gr.; combined with
Gelsemium, Viburnum Op., Cimicifuga. Pint,
$1.50 gallon, $9.00
·
OVARIAN-CANNABIS
Comp Mfg. By Chicago Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave.
Chicago, U.S.A. As advertised in
their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Salel Coated. And S. C. Blue.
Ovarian Substance dess 1 gr.
Sp. Prep. Cannabis
2 min.
Sp. Prep. Hyoscyamus
1 min
Sp. Prep. Piscidia
1 min.
Sp. Prep. Gelsemium
1 min.
An ovarian sedative.
Price, per 1,000; $9.00 per
500, $4.75
·
Chlorodyne CT By Abbott
Laboratories North
Chicago, Illinois. As advertised in
their (1935) booklet, “Complete Catalog of Abbott Pharmaceuticals and
Biologicals” ingredients for
product No. 239:
Morphine
Sulphate = 1/25 gr.
Ext. Cannabis = 1/25 gr.
Hyoscyamine Sulphate = 1/4000 gr.
Oleoresin capsicum = 1/250 gr.
Nitroglycerin = 1/500 gr.
Menthol = q.s.
Anodyne and antispasmodic. Useful
in colic and cramps.
–
Bottle of 100 = $0.50
–
Bottle of 1000 = $3.50
–
5000, bulk – per 1,000 = $2.98
SEDATIVES
(Pain Relief) MEDICINES:
== FLUIDEXTRACTS:
·
INDIAN CANNABIS (Indian
Hemp Foreign. Cannabis Sativa (variety Indica). USP): From the laboratory of Wm S
Merrell Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio) Corked
amber bottle measures 6" tall (not including the stopper).
Small red label on the neck of the bottle that reads:
“Poison Indian Cannabis/Indian Hemp-Foreign. Cannabis Sativa (variety
Indica). USP. Fluidextract. Part
used-The tops of the flowering plant. From the laboratory of Wm S Merrell
Chemical Co Cincinnati. In moderate
doses a stimulant to the cerebro-spinal nerve centers, its stimulating action is
followed by anesthesia and loss of muscular sense. Used to relieve irritation of
the genito-urinary tract, and is an excellent remedy in gonorrhea. Cannabis
Indica is recommended in migraine,
dysmenorrhea, and for insomnia due to alcoholism. Dose: 2 to 20 minims.” (era
unknown) pictures = A30AMerrell.
·
Indian Cannabis -
Schieffelin & Co New York - Paper label reads; "Fluid extract of
indian cannabis (Cannabis sativa)(Indian hemp, foreign; cannabis indica) Each
cubic centimetre represents one gram of indian cannabis Dose 2 to 10 minims
(0.12 to 0.6 cubic centimetres.) Poison! to be used with great caution! For
tincture of indian cannabis (U.S.P.) FLD. Ext. of indian cannabis,150 fluid
parts. Alcohol,to make 1000 fluid parts. Schieffelin & Co.,New York."
Very small minor chip on lip. Label has some stain and a little wear on edge.
Inside of bottle has a small amount of resinous substance. Over all a
very cool bottle. (Picture = A46Aschieffelin)
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“FLUIDEXTRACT CANNABIS”
- (Squibb) - pint, ; ¼ pint,
Fluidextractum
Cannabis. From dried flowering tops
of pistilate plants of Cannabis sativa or variety indica.
Physiologically assayed according to U.S. P.; incoordination produced by
0.03 mil (Cc.) per Kgm. weight of dog. Sedative.
Anodyne.
Average
Dose: 1 ½ minims (0.1 mil). Antidotes:
atropine; strychnine; caffeine; hot, strong coffee.
-- -- As
advertised in their (year 1919) edition of “Squibb’s
Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon).
·
“TINCTURE CANNABIS”
(Squibb) - pint ; ¼ pint,
.
-- -- As
advertised in their (year 1919)
edition of “Squibb’s Materia Medica”
(for the physician and the surgeon). ---
Tincture
Cannabis. Represents 10 Gm.
cannabis in each 100 mils (Cc.). Physiologically
assayed by U.S.P. method; incoordination produced by produced by 0.3 mil per
kilo weight of dog. Antispasmodic,
Sedative. Average Dose: 12 minims (0.75 mil). Incompatible
with water. Antidotes: emetics;
atropine, strychnine, or caffeine hypodermically; strong coffee.
·
H.K. Mulford Laboratories -
Manufactured Cannabis Indica Tinctures (as advertisers in the American Druggist – Mar. 11, 1907
·
Eli Liliy and Company Manufactured
Cannabis Indica Tinctures (as
advertisers in the American Druggist and pharmaceutical record– 1907
·
Wm WARNER Bottle w/ Label
16oz CANNABIS - A very rare find -- William
Warner early medicine with these contents.
Bottle with original cork, labels, etc stands 8” tall. Bottle with
original liquid, as shown on front label, is very heavy and will be shipped
priority mail 4 lb rate, double boxed. Label
reads in part, “G421 Syrup / Tolu and Codeine Compound / Special Warner /
Cannabis, Lovelia, odeine Sulphate, Alcohol 10%, Chloroform.
Med. Prop—Bronchial Sedative, Expectorant / William
R. Warner & Co., Inc, New York, St. Louis”. Embossing
on back of bottle reads with a circle, “William R. Warner & Co., New York,
St. Louis”. This bottle appears
to have never been opened. Era 1900
(pictures = A15AWWarner) S13
·
CANNABIS INDICA AMBER
MARIJUANA BOTTLE Medium amber 7" tall cylindrical sparking near mint with good
Label. Very readable. Bimal with
square ring collar and has some Bubbles. Base
embossed U.P.& G. Co. and letter a below this. A couple of specks of dark residue inside bottom.
I have never even thought of touching them.
Some one has written a faint notation on label But I can't read this.
Label says no. 4 tincture Cannabis Indica etc. etc. The
Upjohn company etc. Kalamazoo mich. U.S.A. - Picture = <C49AupJohn>
== NONAQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - (ELIXIRS) SOLUTIONS:
·
“Cannabis compound (7%
Alcohol) Mfg. by Abbott Laboratories North Chicago, Illinois. As
advertised in their (1935) booklet, “Complete Catalog of Abbott
Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals” ingredients
for product No. 7144d:
Cannabis = 7 ½ grs.
Lobelia = 7 ½ grs.
Tartar Emetic = 1/8 gr.
Chloroform = 4 mins.
Syrup Tolu = q.s.
Expectorant and sedative. - Dose – Adults 1 to 2 fluidrams every 1 or 3 hours.
Pint bottle = $1.13
Gallon Bottle = $5.00
== TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND PILLS
·
“SEDATIVE No. 1” Sales Catalog No. 1450,
Mfg. By Chicago Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood
Ave. Chicago, U.S.A. As advertised
in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Sodium Bromide
2 ½ gr.
Potass. Bromide
2 ½ gr.
Ammon. Bromide
2 ½ gr.
Tr. Hyoscyamus
5 min.
Tr. Cannabis
6 min.
$2.50 per 1,000 $1.35
per 500
·
“SEDATIVE
No. 3” Sales
Catalog No. 1454, Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Ext. Sumbul
½ gr.
Ext. Hyoscyamus
½ gr.
Ext Valerian
½ gr.
$3.00 per 1,000 $1.65
per 500
·
“BROMIDE
AND CHIORAL COMPOUND” (Elixir) By
Abbott Laboratories North Chicago,
Illinois. As advertised in their
(1935) booklet, “Complete Catalog of Abbott Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals”
ingredients for product No. 9107:
Chloral Hydrate = 120 grs.
Potassium Bromide = 120 grs.
Ext. Cannabis = 1 gr.
Ext Hyoscyamus = 1 gr.
Sedative,
Hypnotic sold in 1 pint bottle $1.73, 1 Gallon bottle $11.40.
·
TABLETS SEDATIVE DR. BROWN;
(Mfg. Eli Lilly)
Tablets Sedative Modified "A" (Era 1938) SM-2
“TABLETS
ACETANILID AND CANNABIS COMPOUND”, (Mfg. by Squibb) --
As advertised in their (year 1919) edition of “Squibb’s
Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon).
(Neuralgic Improved)
C.T.
Per 1000
Per 500
Per 100
Acetanilid
2 gr.
Ext.
Cannabis
¼ gr.
Quinine
Sulphate 2 gr.
Ext.
Hyoscyamus ½ gr.
Acid
Arsenous
1/100 gr.
Strychnine
Sulphate
1/60 gr.
This
combination of analgesics and nervines has been employed with reputed success in
the treatment of migraine and various other types of neuralgia, and it is said
to be particularly useful in cases of a periodical character, whether due to
malarial infection or to other causes. Care
should be taken in those patients who do not tolerate acetanilid well or who
show an idiosyncrasy toward cannabis. Dose:
1 tablet, repeated in half an hour if required, then every two or three hours
until the condition is relieved.
·
Sedative (Dr. Brown)
– (tablet) Maltbie Chemical Company
New Ark, New Jersey – as advertised in their
1937 sales/price catalog.
Potassium
Bromide
2 ½ grs.
Ammonium
Bromide 2 ½ grs.
Sodium
Bromide
2 ½ grs.
Tr.
Hyoscyamus
7 ½ mins.
Tr. Cannabis
7 ½ mins.
·
“TABLETS
CANNABIS AND ACONITE COMPOUND” (Mfg. by Squibb) --
As advertised in their (year 1919) edition of “Squibb’s
Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon). --
(Neuralgic, Brown-Sequard)
Chocolate
Coated (C.C.T)
Per 1000
Per 500
Per 100
Extract
Cannabis
¼ gr.
Extract
Aconite
1/3 gr.
Extract
Hyoscyamus
2/3 gr.
Extract
Conium
2/3 gr.
Extract
Ignatia
½ gr.
Extract
Opium
½ gr.
Extract
Stramonium
1/5 gr.
Extract
Belladonna
1/6 gr.
This
is a combination of powerful antispasmodics and sedatives, and should be used
with caution. All of the extracts
are accurately standardized and carefully incorporated in the tablets which
represent the full therapeutic efficiency of the formula.
Dose: 1 tablet cautiously repeated every three or four hours; to be
discontinued after the third dose.
·
“TABLETS
CANNABIS AND ACONITE COMPOUND, HALF STRENGHT” (Mfg. by Squibb)
-- As
advertised in their (year 1919) edition of “Squibb’s
Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon). --
(Neuralgic, Brown-Sequard, Half Strength)
Chocolate
Coated (C.C.T)
Per 1000
Per 500
Per 100
Extract
Cannabis
1/8 gr.
Extract
Aconite
1/6 gr.
Extract
Hyoscyamus
1/3 gr.
Extract
Conium
1/3 gr.
Extract
Ignatia
1/4 gr.
Extract
Opium
1/4gr.
Extract
Stramonium
1/10 gr.
Extract
Belladonna
1/12 gr.
These
tablets are half the strength of the preceding and are intended for patients of
less robust constitution. Dose: 1
tablet every three or four hours with a swallow of water, but to be discontinued
after the third dose.
·
“TABLETS TRIPLE BROMIDES
AND CANNABIS COMPOUND”, (Mfg. by Squibb) -- As
advertised in their (year 1919)
edition of “Squibb’s Materia
Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon). --
(Sedative)
C.T.
Per 1000
Per 500
Per 100
Sodium Bromide
2 ½ gr.
Potassium
Bromide
2 ½ gr.
Ammonium
Bromide
2 ½ gr.
Tr.
Cannabis U.S.P.
’90 5
min
Tincture
Hyoscyamus
5 min.
Where
the use of the bromides must be continued for any length of time this
combination is said to exert a better sedative effect and cause less systemic
disturbance than the individual doses of the separate salts.
Tolerance is still further assisted by the modifying action of the
hyoscyamus and the cannabis. these tablets are used in excited and irritable states of the
nervous system, in wakefulness caused by overwork or worry, in hysteria,
epilepsy, delirium, and to control seminal emissions and sexual excitement
generally. Dispense in glass.
Dose: 1 tablet every half hour or hour for three or four doses, dissolved
in water.
HYSTERIA
--- NERVOUS TENSION
== TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND PILLS
·
“CANNABIS
and HYOSCYAMINE Comp.” Sales
Catalog No. 1118, Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Formerly
Nerve Tonic No. 6.
Ext.
Cannabis
1/8 gr.
Hyoscyamine
1/400 gr.
Zinc
Phos
1/10 gr.
$2.00
per 1,000 $1.10 per 500
·
Tables TRITURATES NO 454
NEURALGIC - Mfg. by Park
Davis Two inch tall Cannabis
extract bottle made by Parke, Davis, Detroit, Michigan. Part of the label states
" 100 tablets triturates No 454 Neuralgic Dr. H J Kenyon CANNABIS EXT.
sodium arsenate, strychnine dose one tablet three or four times a day".
Some parts of the label are hard to make out. Bottle in good condition with no
cracks or chips and regretfully is empty. (Picture = A21AparkeDavis) SS1
·
“TABLETS CANNABIS EXTRACT
¼ GR.”, (Mfg. by Squibb) -- As
advertised in their (year 1919)
edition of “Squibb’s Materia
Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon). --
T.T. Per
1000
Per 500
Per 100
Cannabis
has been employed as a Sedative, Anodyne and Hypnotic, in cases where opium does
not agree with the patient. Unlike
the latter, it causes neither nausea nor constipation.
It produces at first a mental stimulation, which is later followed by a
calmer mood and finally by sleep. it
is used in acute and chronic mental derangements, in neuralgia, migrain, gout
and rheumatism. In combination with
the bromides (see Tablets Triple Bromides and Cannabis Compound) it is employed
in hysteria, delirium tremens and mild cases of mania. All patients do not respond to it alike; and while no doubt
idiosyncrasy plays a great part, yet the quality of the drug has much to do with
its constitutional effect. In all
our preparations of the drug the best quality of hemp is used. The
results will be found uniform and reliable.
Dose: 1 tablet every 2 or 3 hours.
·
“TABLETS
CANNABIS AND STRYCHNINE COMPOUND.”,
(Mfg. by Squibb) -- As
advertised in their (year 1919) edition of “Squibb’s
Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon). --
Green-coated (G.C.T.)
Per 1000
Per 500
Per 100
Extract Cannabis
1/10 gr.
Strychnine Phosphate
1/40 gr.
Zinc Phosphide
1/10 gr.
Avenin
1/200 gr.
This combination has been used largely as a nerve tonic and stimulant.
it is indicated in anemic and debilitated conditions of the system,
accompanied with lack of nervous energy and of vital power.
Dose: 1 tablet after meals and at bedtime.
·
“TABLETS ZINC PHOSPHIDE
AND CANNABIS COMPOUND” .”, (Mfg. by Squibb) -- As
advertised in their (year 1919)
edition of “Squibb’s Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon). --
(NEURALGIC, DR. KENYON)
T.T. Per
1000
Per 500
Per 100
Chocolate-coated
(C.C.T.)
Zinc
Phosphide
1/16 gr.
Extract
Cannabis 1/8 gr.
Strychnine
sulphate
1/60 gr.
Sodium
Arsenite
1/20 gr.
Aconitine
1/400 gr.
These tablets are employed in pains caused by derangement of nerve
functions. In neuralgias, sciatica,
and spasmodic pains generally; they lessen nerve irritability and excitement,
and, by improving the nutrition of the nerves, lend to prevent a recurrence of
the neuralgic attacks. Dose:
1 tablet every two hours for three doses, then every three or four hours.
See picture
·
“TABLETS ZINC PHOSPHIDE,
CANNABIS AND NUX,”, (Mfg. by Squibb) -- As
advertised in their (year 1919)
edition of “Squibb’s Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon).
-- (Nerve Tonic No. 5)
-
Per 1000 Per 500
Per 100
Chocolate-coated
(C.C.T.)
Zinc
Phosphide
1/8 gr.
Extract
Cannabis
1/8 gr.
Ext. Nux Vomica
1/8 gr.
The
action of these tablets is that of a Nerve Tonic and Stimulant.
They are used mainly to control nervous irritability.
Dose: 1 tablet with water
after meals.
·
INDIAN CANNABIS EXTRACT:
- Mrf. By Parke Davis & Co. Chocolate Coated Tablets No. 107 Neuralgic.
(era unknown) see picture Mtablets1
·
“PILL NEURALGIC”: Mfg.
by Brown Sequard (era 1937) (same as below)
·
NEURALGIC (Brown Sequard)-
A hand blown Parke Davis Neuralgic pain
medicine bottle with original label listing the contents as being OPIUM,
CANNABIS, BELLADONNA, etc. The
bottle is hand blown.amber.square..hand tooled cork top collar...3
3/4"tall....Excellent MINT CONDITION with no chips,damage or stain. The
original paper label reads: 100 CHOCOLATE COATED TABLETS NO.299 NEURALGIC Brown
Sequard Ext.Hyoscyamus Ext.Ignatia
Ext.Opium Ext.Belladonna
leaves, Ext.Cannabis...etc. PARKE, DAVIS
& CO. WALKERVILLE, ONT.,CANADA. The label is 100% and in excellent
condition. Fully guaranteed to be the original label that has been on this
bottle for nearly 100 years! This is an excellent old medical bottle for those
collecting narcotic or marijuana related items. It is especially interesting
seeing the powerful combination of OPIUM, CANNABIS, and BELLADONNA all listed as
ingredients that were in this medicine. Neuralgic was a pain killer, so this one
must have worked! We fully
guarantee the authenticity and provenience of every item as described, as we dig
most of our bottles, etc ourselves. (see
picture A23BParkeDavis) (era
1912) SS6 - also see Vet medicines
== NONAQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - (ELIXIRS) SOLUTIONS:
·
BROMIDIA TONIC: --(
Note; wording taken directly from an “e-bay auctioneers’ ” sales write-up,
opinions expressed are those of the auctioneers’)
This wonderful old 1899 ad for Battle
and Company's well-known Bromidia Tonic reads:
“Bromidia
is a rest-maker for restlessness. It gives consistent Nerve rest, nerve cell
rest. It is a hypnotic.
Bromidia ads are much harder to find than the other Battle & CO.
medications, Iodia, Papine, and Ecthol. I
have seen some Bromidia ads that don't list the ingredients.“
Bromidia
packed a wallop. You can see in the
lower left-hand corner that it contained Chloral Hydrate, Potassium Bromdide,
Cannabis Indica, and Hyoscyamus. All
of these were known as powerful hypnotics.
I suppose they decided all 4 together would surely do the trick! Cannabis
Indica is the name used in 19th and early 20th Century medicine for marijuana or
Cannabis Sativa. I suppose it is
still used today to some degree. The
Indica was used to show it was not grown natively and originally referred to
India. The ad is guaranteed to be
vintage and straight from an old New York Medical Journal.
They used high quality paper and it hasn't browned and there is no
foxing. It measures 5.5" x 8.5" and is a half-page ad.
(pictures = A18ABattle) era 1890’s. S11
·
CANNABIS-HYOSCYAMINE
Comp. Sales Catalog No. 891, Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Formerly
Formerly
Hysteria and Choren.
Cannabis
Indica
1/8 gr.
Zinc
Phosphide
1/10 gr.
Hyoscyamine
Hydrobr 1/400 gr.
$2.50
per 1,000 $1.35 per 500
·
“WAMPOLE’S HYPNO-BROMIC
COMP” Cannabis
Indica ”Mfg. by Henry K. Wampole & company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bottle is of type known as old "Blown In Mold" 3" tall,
paper label says on front physicians sample wampole's hypno-bromic comp. a
reliable hypnotic each fluidounce
contains: cannabis indica ext.1gr.morphine sulphate 1/4gr.chloral hydrate
96gr.potassiuim bromide48gr.hyoscyamus extract 1gr.
prepared solely by Henry k. Wampole & co. Philadelphia u.s.a. on side
of bottle dose 1/2-1 fluidram in water or syrup on other side of bottle.
Precautions on the use and condition of patient
(era unknown) Pictures = A28AWampole.
== Fluidextracts:
ABOUT
AMERICAN CANNABIS BY PARKE DAVIS (Editorial)
This
is probably the most
famous Cannabis bottle in existence and it has quite a story behind it.
At first the Parke Davis Company,
which is still in existence, refused to admit that they had ever in the
past made any medicines with Medical Marihuana.
But, old sales brochures (Era 1920) have been found that clearly show
that this was the case. In fact,
one of them (see picture) clearly shows the bottle in question.
Normally,
given the social stigma associated with Medical Marihuana use, this would not be
a big thing. More than one other
drug manufacturer of pre-1937 Medical Marihuana medicines has openly denied ever
using Cannabis. But this was Parke
Davis, the premier name
in Cannabis. It was they who
developed the concept of “Physiological Testing” (the use of animals to
standardize the potency of a product). One
would think that they would have volumes and volumes of material on the subject.
It is sad but true that “An entire science has been lost as a result of
the anti-Medical Marihuana laws.”
Note:
Several versions of this bottle have been found in old drug stores, etc.
·
“AMERICAN CANNABIS
extract No. 598” (Fluid Extract) cannabis poison bottle
- Description: For your consideration we present an unusual bottle from
the past. Purchased from an early drugstore/ pharmacy several years ago and
measuring in at 4 7/8 inches tall, and 1 ¾ inches in diameter.
The bottle is in excellent condition, no chips or cracks. The paper label
is also in very fine condition, the only note here is some very, very minor
staining along the top edge of the label. May or may not be visible in the
photos, it is very faint. There are no tears or rips to the label, and the label
is very firmly attached to the bottle. Bottle dates from 1928, which is the date
of the manufacture of the contents, which it does not have. However, there is
some residue from the contents on the interior. Label reads: 4 Fl. Ozs. No. 598
Fluid Extract Cannabis, U.S.P. (American Cannabis) Alcohol, 80 per Cent. POISON
Strength, physiological and therapeutic action the same as that of Cannabis
Indica. Manufactured Apr-14-28 Standardized (By Physiological Assay) A Powerful
Sedative and Narcotic. Antidotes-Faradization;
cautious use of strychnine. Average dose of the Fld. Extract-1 ½ minims
(0.1cc). Formula 2858416 Tincture Cannabis, (American Cannabis) Metric Fld. Ext.
Cannabis, U.S.P. 1 ½ fl. Ozs. 50 cc Alcohol, sufficient to make 15 fl.ozs. 500
cc Average dose of Tincture, 12 minims. Parke Davis & Co. Detroit.
(Pictures = A19AparkeDavis) - S10
Note
– same as above.
·
CANNABIS, U.S.P. (American
Cannabis): – (generic name)
Mfg. by Parke, Davis & Co. As
advertised in their “1929-1930 Physicians catalog or the pharmaceutical and
biological products of Parke, Davis & Co.” = “Fluid extract Cannabis, in
common with other of our products that cannot be accurately assayed by chemical
means, is tested physiologically and made to conform to a standard that has been
found to be, in practice, reliable. Every
package is stamped with the date of manufacture.
Physiologic standardization was introduced by Park, Davis & Co.
This fluid extract is prepared from Cannabis sativa grown in America.
Extensive pharmacological and clinical tests have shown that its medical
action cannot be distinguished from that of the fluid made from imported East
Indian cannabis. Introduced to the
medical profession by us. Average dose, 1 ½ min. (0.1cc), Narcotic, analgesic,
sedative.” Note Parke Davis made
three different varieties: (see picture – era 1930)
·
Cannabis Fluid extract No.
598 = 80% alcohol)
·
Cannabis Fluid extract No.
106 = 75% alcohol)
== EXTRACTS:
·
UTROVOL (Piscidia
Compound) Parke Davis & Co.
Detroit, Mich. As advertised in
their (1927) “Complete Catalog of the products of the laboratories of Parke,
Davis & Co” Contains 1 gr. Cannabis ext. as one of the ingredient
- Recommended as a treatment for Hysteria. (era 1938)
SM-2
Utrovol (Elxir Piscidia Compound) As advertised in the Parke Davis
“Veterinary Price List (updated July 15, 1912) Catalogue of the Veterinary
Products”FUHDA
in pint bottles
per doz. 15.00
in 5-pint bottles
per bot. 5.80
in gallon bottles
per gal 8.60
Each fluidounce represents:
Squaw-vine
40 grs.
Viburnum Prunifolium
60 grs.
Cimicifuga
30 grs.
Jamaica Dogwood
30 grs.
Hydrastis
30 grs.
Cascara Sagrada
10 grs.
Hyoscyamus
10 grs.
Potassium bromide
20 grs.
Ext. Indian Cannabis
1 gr.
== OTHERS (also unknown type):
·
NEURALGIC
#107 INDIAN CANNABIS – (Mfg.
by Parke Davis) - 2½" amber cork style (era unknown)
COUGHS AND COLD MEDICINES
·
"Cough
Special For Children" - mfg. by The Warren-Teed Products Co., Columbus.
- Label reads: 100 C.T. -
"Cough Special For Children" - Each Tablet Contains:
Extc. Cannabis 1-20 gr., Extc. Hyoscyamus 1-20 gr., Iodiized Lime 1-2
gr., Powd. Ipecac 1-12 gr., Arematics q. , - Dissolve 6 tablets in 18 fluid
drams of water and give 10 to 15 min., for cough and 1 dram as expectorant.
For adults 1 or 2 tablets as required.
"The Warren-Teed Products Co., Columbus, Ohio.
- Approx.6 1/4" tall..approx.90% label on the front panel no
embossing..1- 3/16" lip chip machine made bottle
·
“MENTHOLATED COUGH
BALSAM” (Mfg. by Parke-Davis Co.)
Also called Balsamum Cannabis Indicae Indonal Casadein:
(Era 1938) SM-2
·
“ONE
DAY COUGH CURE” – (Mfg.
by Eli Lilly) – Containing Cannabis Indica – (Era ??)
Source JAMA journal of the AMMA SM-1
·
COSADEIN: Codeine Cough
Sedative, Mfg by Parke Davis & company.
(early 20 Century) Picture = A20AParkeDavis
·
“Dr. C.P. DUNCAN'S COUGH
– BALSAM” Patent Medicine w/Cannabis.
Mfg. by Webb Medicine Co of
Nashville, Tenn. A
6" tall aqua in a classic long neck hand blown into mold with a hand formed
tall neck and lip with great stress marks on it, fine embossing on the back, and
the original label with claims of "A relief for all affections of the
throat, lungs and chest such as: colds, coughs, asthma, croup, bronchitis, pains
or oppressions of the chest and spitting of blood'.
Think of all the people who were fooled by this one Probably one of the
items that spurned the 1906 food and drug act...Clearly 1880-1890s stuff
here...AND ON TOP OF IT ALL,IT IS STILL FULL FROM OVER 100 YEARS AGO AND
ORIGINAL CORK. Ingredients like morphine and cannibus indica, now controlled
substance s/ narcotic that would make one FEEL better...are in this one (but
those are the only ingredients that are listed in this item!) a classic patent
medicine not a pharmacist compounding bottle.
It came form an old apothecary drug store form Chicago.
(era 1890’s) (Picture = A07AWebb) - S3
·
“DR MACALISTER'S COUGH
MIXTURE” Note;
wording taken directly from an “e-bay auctioneers’ ” sales write-up,
opinions expressed are those of the auctioneers’.
Patent Medicine Cannabis MINT 4 3/4" tall by John P. Lee Drug House,
a Chicago based Medicine Co on W. Harrison & Springfield & 5th Ave. in a
classic patent medicine square cathedral sided and dog-eared cornered bottle
with the original label also in mint condition with claims that it would fix
whooping cough, croup, colds, coughs...especially before bedtime with a teaspoon
of sugar for kids!! Think of all
the people who were fooled by this one. Probably
one of the items that spurned the 1906 food and drug act...Clearly early stuff
here...AND ON TOP OF IT ALL, IT IS STILL FULL FROM OVER 100 YEARS AGO, ORIGINAL
CORK AND THE VICTORIAN BOX IN GREAT CONDITION.
Ingredients like chloroform and cannibus indica, now controlled substance
s/ narcotic that would make one FEEL better. are in this one(but those are the
only ingredients that are listed in this item WITH ALCOHOL!) a classic patent
medicine...not a pharmacist compounding bottle.
It came form an old apothecary drug store form Chicago...YOU WILL NOT BE
UPGRADING THIS ONE...EVER...Then, note some of the "retail druggists that
have it on hand" :Hudnutt's Pharmacy, New York, Drake Bros of Milwaukee,
W.J. Bryan of San Francisco, Cal., Burroughs Wellcome & Co. and John Wyeth
& Brother of Philadelphia. (era unknown)
Pictures = A25AJohnLee.
·
MERRILL CANNABIS COMPOUND--(
Note; wording taken directly from an “e-bay auctioneers’ ” sales write-up,
opinions expressed are those of the auctioneers’)
Rare W/Paper Label. Merrill
Company "Cannabis Compound" Patent Medicine Bottle.
This patent medicine bottle is both a fascinating collectible and rather
humorous reminder of just how far the art of medicine has come in a century.
Almost certainly pre-dating the Pure Food And Drug Act of 1906, this amber
bottle assures the patient that it contains no opiates, however, the ingredients
listed include Cannabis Indica (which is just what you think it is), Chloroform,
Tartar Emetic, and Methanol. Believe it or not, this concoction was marketed as
a cough syrup, with the intended
dosage for an adult being one or two ounces every 2-3 hours. What this would do
for a cold I have no idea, since the ingredients listed would most likely cause
one to simultaneously pass out, space out, and puke while going blind (my, they
had good times in those days). “(Picture = A30CMerrell)
·
Old DR. POPPY'S WONDER
ELIXIR w/Cannabis
SIGN --( Note; wording taken
directly from the auctioneers” sales write-up, opinions expressed are those of
the auctioneers’) This is
an AWESOME old Advertising Sign made of heavy steel (approximately 2 lbs) and is
a large 11 3/4" wide and 17 3/4" tall. It says DR. POPPY'S WONDER
ELIXIR with CANNABIS extract! Along
the left side it says "A GLASS in the MORNING is guaranteed to relieve
symptoms and leave a pleasant feeling that lasts all day". On the right
side it says "the one bottle cure
for colds, Coughs, Rheumatism, Head Tension, Gout, Shingles, Influenza,
Arthritis." In the lower left it says 2'6 a bottle and not suitable for
children. in the center is an image of the bottle with a picture of the cannabis
plant on it. On the bottle it says Dr poppy's wonder elixir, with cannabis
extract, one bottle cure for (lists the ailments - somewhat faded) and since
1946 and 15 oz. on the bottom. (Era 1946 from England) (Picture = B37AdrPoppy).
·
PISO'S CURE Up
for auction is a neat patent medicine! 5" tall, yellow/olive in color and
blown in a plate mold. Has a partial label which lists "CANNABIS
INDICA,CHLOROFORM AND OTHER VALUABLE INGREDIENTS". No wonder your colds and
coughs felt better! "PISO'S
CURE/THE PISO COMPANY/HAZELTINE & CO. all appear on separate panels (picture
= A32Hpiso's) – Museum note – this product is Not the same as Piso’s cure
for consumption.
·
"PISO'S REMEDY”
Mfg. by Hazeltine & Co.. GREEN
CANNABIS INDICA BLOWN LABELED BOTTLE Cute, unembossed rectangular mold blown glass bottle with
label which reads "Piso's Remedy a Medicine for Coughs and Colds Extract
Cannabis Indica 1/2 Grain Per Ounce...Warren PA....Dr. M.C. Talbott's". The
bottle is empty and therefore contains no narcotics or controlled substances.
Height 2 3/4"; Circa 1890. (Picture = A32APiso's) S4
·
Kurokol for Colds
Coryza, Coughs, and La Grippe' unopend cork-top bottle put out by the "Cooper Medicine Co of Dayton Ohio". Bottle measured 5 1/4"
tall by 1 3/4" by 1". The paper label is 100% intact, super clean and
legible. No chips or cracks on the bottle. The original box has seen better
days. Item dates a 1900's or so. I only have one of this particular bottle.
(picture = A47ACooperMedCo.)
ABOUT
PISO’S CURE FOR CONSUMPTION (Editorial)
The
product billed itself as a cure for consumption (which most assuredly it was
not), but despite the name, it is our understanding that the “Hazeltine Co.”
(manufacturer of Piso’s Cure) was a reputable medical manufacturer.
It could be that (given that era) the words “cure” and
“treatment” were identical at the time. In any case this may have been the product that led to the
downfall of the company. See the
accompanying chapter (Cannabis Medicines) for a short (but very famous) story
about how someone overdosed on the product.
·
PISO'S
CURE (for consumption): - Containing
Cannabis Indica – Hazeltine
& Co.. (era 1917) –
(see pictures –Mpiso’s1,2,3) Museum has bottle - treatment
for consumption. -- THE
PISO COMPANY / HAZELTINE & CO. / PISO'S CURE / 8 (base) Tooled top / 5
1/4" H x 2" D x 1 1/8".Green. Similar to Baldwin #3121. Very
minor haze as you can see in the picture. A
real beauty! no chips or cracks, near mint! Ingredients page is taken from
"The People's Home Library 1917" and is not included. This must have really taken care of your cough!
Era 1917 - SM-1
UNKNOWNS:
EDITOR’S
NOTES:
The
following medicines were all known to have used Cannabis (Medical Marihuana) as
one of their active ingredients. However,
it is not known exactly what
the medicines were used for. As more information is gathered, they will be moved to the appropriate classification.
·
“TABLETS CANNABIS AND
HYOSCYAMUS COMPOUND.”, (Mfg. by Squibb) --
As advertised in their (year 1919) edition of “Squibb’s
Materia Medica” (for the physician and the surgeon). -- (Croup, Spasmodic)
C.T.
Per 1000
Per 500
Per 100
Extract Cannabis
1/20 gr.
Ext. Hyoscyamus
1/20 gr.
Paregoric
5 min.
Syrup Ipecac
5 min.
Ext. Licorice
2 gr.
These tablets are employed for the relief of
laryngeal spasm as seen in croup children.
the formula is an old one and has been added to our list in response to
repeated demands from physicians who have used it with good results.
Dose: 1 teaspoonful of a mixture of eight tablets diffused in twenty-five
teaspoonfuls of hot water every fifteen minutes until relieved, for a child six
months; older children in proportion.
·
“MISTURA CHLOROFRMI ET
MORPHINE COMPOSITA” (as listed in the N.F.); (era 1919) Formerly
“Mixture Chloroform and Cannabis Indica Compound”
-- Each fluidounce contains about 60 minims chloroform, 89 minims
tincture cannabis, 12 minims tincture capsicum, 15.6 minim ether, and 1 1/5
grains morphine sulphate. Analgesic, Carminative.
Average Dose: 30 minims (2
mils [Cc.]).
== AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS/SWEET OR VISCID SOLUTIONS/SYRUPS
·
Syrup Tolu Compound
(Mfg. by Eli Lilly Corp.) With
Cannabis as an additive. (Era was in use in 1938) SM-2
·
Syrup Lobelia & Tolu
Compound (Mfg. by Eli Lilly Corp.)
with Cannabis as an additive ingredient (era was in use in 1938) SM-2
== ELIXIR / TONICS:
·
Elixir Bromides &
Belledonna Compound (Eli Lilly Corp)
(era was in use in 1938)
·
Chloranodyne; Elixir
Passiflora Compound (era was in use in 1938) SM-2
·
Bromidia; Bromidonia Elixir
(McNeil) (could be -McNeil Pharmaceutical,
Spring House Pa. 19477) (era was in use in 1938)
SM-2
·
Dr H.JAMES, CANNABIS
INDICA, Mfg. by CRADDOCK & CO. Proprietors, No.225 N2d St. Phila Pa. . – (See pictures) embossed
bottle. Era- (probable 1890-1900)
Pictures = A38BDrJames. -- Source of information: - Kovels’ Bottles price list
11th ed. – pg150. + multiple venders.
== EXTRACTS
·
“CANNABIS
AMERICANA” (Solid Extract) Sold by Eli Lily & Company, Indianapolis,
Indiana (era unknown).
== TINCTURES
·
Cannabis Tincture No. 14
= 90% alcohol)
· MARIJUANA
MEDICINE CANNABIS POISON BOTTLE: Bottle is in excellent condition,stands 4
3/4" x 2" Dia., paper label is discolored but not torn or damaged in
any other way. Label reads as follows...... POISON, 0ne Fourth Pint (118 CC.)
TINCTURE No. 17, CANNABIS (Cannabis Sativa) Physiologically tested, Contains
alcohol 93 percent, Antispasmodic,
Analgesic and Hypnotic, Dose - 10 to 30 minims (.062 to 2 cc.) increased
until desired effect obtained. ELI LILLY
AND COMPANY, Indianapolis, U.S.A. (Note: Obviously the fact that this
preparation is practically the same as Everclear, at 93% alcohol, is what makes
it poisonous.) Picture = A06DLilly17
== TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND PILLS :
·
Tablets CHLORANODYNE;
As
advertised in the Parke Davis
“Veterinary Price List (updated July 15, 1912) Catalogue of the Veterinary
Products” Tablet form
Code
CT(compressed) 14. FAMNO
Code
CCT(chocolate-coated) 59.
FIJIS
Per bottle of 1000
7.20
Per bottle of 500
3.63
Per bottle of 100
0.77
Morphine hydrochloride
1-6 gr.
Ext. Indian Cannabis
1-4 gr.
Glonoin (Nitroglycerin)
1-300 gr.
Ext. Hyoscyamus
1-2 gr.
Oleoresin Capsicum
1-20 min
Oil Peppermint
1-10 min
Advertised in Parke Davis booklet for veterinary medicines, also used by
humans.
·
Tablets CHLORANODYNE NO. 2
(half strength)
As
advertised in the Parke Davis
“Veterinary Price List (updated July 15, 1912) Catalogue of the Veterinary
Products” Tablet form
Code
CT(compressed) 186. FIPKY
Per bottle of 1000
4.05
Per bottle of 500
2.05
Per bottle of 100
0.46
Ext. Indian Cannabis
1-8 gr.
Morphine hydrochloride
1-12 gr.
Glonoin (Nitroglycerin)
1-600 gr.
Ext. Hyoscyamus
1-4 gr.
Oleoresin Capsicum
1-40 min
Oil Peppermint
1-20 min
Advertised in Parke Davis booklet for veterinary medicines -- also used
by humans.
·
Chlorodyne
– (generic name) Squibb Company – (a stomachic made by Squibb) (era
1938) SM-2
·
Tablets Cannabin Compound
(Stoddard) (era 1938) SM-2
·
Tablets Hvdrastine Compound
(B. & W.) (era 1938) SM-2
·
Tablets Menovarian (era
1938) SM-2
·
Tablets Orchic Compound
(National Drug Co. Swiftwater,
Pa..) (era 1938) SM-2
·
Tablets Gano-dyne (era 1938) SM-2
·
“CHLORODYNE NO. 1”
Cannabis Indica, Mfg. by Henry K. Wampole & Company, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. (era unknown) see picture Mbottle3a,b.
·
CHLORODYNE TABLETS – Mfg., Henry K. Wampole &
Co. (see picture) era unknown.
·
100 Chocolate Coated
Tablets No. 59. - Mfg. by Parke
Davis & Co., Detroit Mich, USA. This
is a choice and hard to find NARCOTIC/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE bottle complete with
the cute circular cork paper label. (The bottle measures 3.5" high without
cork). The label states: "100 Chocolate Coated Tablets No. 59. -
"CHLORODYNE" - .MORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE..INDIAN CANNABIS
etc....Dose....1906 Food and Drug Act.. – Pictures <A23AparkeDavid>
·
CHLORODYNE NO. 2 - Mfg
by “The Fraser Tablet Company”
4" tall clear square (with dog eared corners) labeled bottle has the
Fraser Tablet Co. logo emblazoned on the label in red.
The bottle is embossed 'Fraser' on the back, it is hand blown into mold,
hand formed neck and lip with great looking stress marks! It has the little
instructional label on the back and the front gives the ingredients in
Chlorodyne are: Morphine Murate, Cannabis Indica, Nitroglycerin...ect.
It contains three of the now harmless tablets that serve as a good
example of these early tablets: From an old apothecary pharmacy in Chicago, this
bottle from the 1900's is ready to display in your narcotic, hard drug,
controlled substance collection. cannibus, cannabus, marijuana. (Pictures C1AFraser-)
Era 1890
·
Mfg. SHARP & DOHME
BALTIMORE --(
Note; wording taken directly from an auctioneers sales write-up, opinions
expressed are those of the auctioneers’) Bottle is in excellent condition and
retains its original stopper, stands 2 5/16", paper label is in excellent
condition with only a couple of tiny defects (visible in photo), not torn or
damaged in any other way. Label reads as follows... “100
SOLUBLE GELATIN-COATED PILLS”< > EXTRACT CANNABIS INDICA< >1-2
GRAIN< >Dose, 1 PILL< >GUARANTEED UNDER PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT, JUNE
30 1906< >GUARANTY NO. (?)< > PREPARED BY SHARP & DOHME
BALTIMORE. (pictures = A29AsharpDohme)
·
CANNABINE
Comp. Sales Catalog No. H434 Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
$2.00
per 100 $18 per 1,000
$9.00 per 500
With
Morphine Sulph .. 1/10 gr.
For
making injection. Their reliability
and promptness in stubborn cases have made the Cannabine Compound one of the
most extensively used of our preparations.
The
prompt effect of this treatment is most marked after the inflammatory stage has
subsided. Give Cubeb Co. Imp.
Tablets No. 635 or Cystitis No. 645 internally.
·
CANNABINE
Comp. Sales Catalog No. 434A Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet without Morphine.
$1.50
per 100 $13 per 1,000
$6.75 per 500
·
HEXAMETHOL
Comp. Sales Catalog No. 645 Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Formerly
Cystitis No. 6. Coated Blue.
Methylene
Blue
Cannabis
Sat. Sp. Tr.
1/8 min.
Benzoic
Acid
Hexamethylenetetramine
Salol
Hyoscyamine 1/2000 gr.
Atropine
Sulphate
1/2000 gr.
$3.50
per 1,000 $1.85 per 500
·
HEXASALOL
Comp. Sales Catalog No. 645A Mfg. By Chicago
Pharmacal Co. 5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A.
As advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Formerly
Cystitis No. 7. Coated Pink.
Cannabis
Sat. Sp. Tr.
1/8 min.
Benzoic
Acid
Hexamethylenetetramine
Salol
Hyoscyamine 1/2000 gr.
Atropine
Sulphate
1/2000 gr.
$3.00
per 1,000 $1.60 per 500
·
“METHYLENE
BLUE Comp. No. 2” Sales Catalog No.
1045A Mfg. By Chicago Pharmacal Co.
5547 E. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, U.S.A. As
advertised in their 1935 sales/price booklet.
Methylene
Blue
Cannabine
Tannate
Berberine
Hydrochiorate
$3.50
per 1,000 $1.85 per 500
·
“CANNABOID
AND ATROPINE COMPOUND” By Abbott
Laboratories, Waukeghan, Illinois. As
advertised in their (1925) “Price List of Pharmaceutical and Biologic Products
and Fine Medicinal Chemical” Pills,
sc, black – cannaboid 1-6 gr., Atropine sulphate 1-250 gr. (era 1925) use
unknown?
== OTHERS :
·
INDIAN CANNABIS - powdered extract Mfg. by “John
Wyeth & Brothers” Philadelphia. 1890
Wyeth INDIAN CANNABIS Bottle Label+Cork. This
is a wonderful, hard to find pharmacy bottle for INDIAN CANNABIS, by John Wyeth
& Brothers, with original cork and label. The label, though showing signs of
wear and age discoloration is very legible. It reads in part, “Poison /
Powdered Extract / No. 19 / Indian Cannabis / Cannabis Indica / Indian Hemp,
Foreign / Anticdote: Hot brandy, and water…and the patient be allowed to
sleep… / John Wyeth & Brothers / Philadelphia”. The back oval label
reads, “Keep well corked and in a cool place.”
The lip has a tiny flake on the back, and bottle has minor powder
residue, which do no distract. The bottle stands 3 ½” tall, the cork is stuck
in place. A nice addition to a
pharmacy, apothecary or medical collection, particularly including the early
narcotics. This is from a
collection of pharmacy items, primarily from the 1890s-1920s which we have had
stored for many years (Pictures =
A16AWyethBrother) Era 1890 SS4
·
INDIAN CANNABIS Drug Paper Label Bottle, bottle is
empty, has a little residue. bottle without cork measures 3 inches high. Has
stain that covers half the word Indian and more "see picture", Has a
few little spots of paper tears and paper missing. Has a little pencil writing
near stain. Made by John
Wyeth & Brothers Incorporated Philadelphia. It says Powered Extract on
bottle label and the label on the cork, label on cork is 3/4's their. Bottom of
glass bottle has raised letters that says WYETH 245, Glass has bubbles, seams go
from bottom of bottle and stop at the base of the Neck.
(picture = A16FwyethBrother)
·
Cannabin Compound, Red;
Cannabin Compound, Green (era was
in use in 1938) SM-2
·
Allxttire Chloroform & Morphine Compound N.
F. V. (era 1938) SM-2
·
Cannabin Tannate (B.
& W.) (Known as Hydrastina Comp.
B. & W.) (era was in use in 1938) SM-2
·
T.T. Cannabis 1/4 Gr. (era was in use in
1938)
·
CANNABIS INDICA Mfg. by
SMITH KLINE PHILA:
This is the first one of this kind I have ever seen.
The condition is good and I think it is very old although I can not say
exactly how old. It came out of a
very old pharmacy in Philadelphia and was prepared by smith kline and co.
I believe the jar to be porcelain. There
is a great deal of crackling and the lid has crack lines and a small piece is
missing. The label is almost all
there and you can read everything on it.
The inside is pretty dirty and you can see it once looks like it
contained a black tar like substance. It
is empty now. This has been part of
my own collection for quite a few years. It
has been a unique experience owning it.
(Picture = A34ASmithKline)
·
INDIAN CANNABIS JAR (Narcotic)
Marijuana 2” x 1 “ Cannabis Indica US Jar in fair to good condition. The jar appears not to have had a lid, but sealed with wax,
paper and a string. The original
string remains. Cannabis sativa var
indica, Foreign Indian Hemp, Gunjah, Hashish, Bhang.
Exhilarant, antispasmodic and powerful narcotic. (Note: Cannabis is not a
narcotic.) There is no manufacturer
listed on the label. (Picture =
A31Acannabis)
·
Cannabis w/Contents - 7
“ 16 oz clear cork style Bromidia Cannabis Medicine Bottle with 2/3 contents
in good condition. The outer wrapper has a label from Law’s Drug Store,
Columbus, Mississippi, dated 1937. The bottle will have to be emptied prior to
shipment because it leaks. Mfg. by Battle and Company, St. Louis, MO.
·
Canadian Hemp Apocynum Norwich
Pharmical Cannibus medicine bottle circa 1900. Label is faded but still readable
and 100% there, still has 3/4 of Original contents.
Bottle is brown and is 5” tall w/ a 6.5” circumference.
Still has cork in tact. Great find for the collector in this field, will
make a super addition to any collection. (Picture = D42ANorwich)
- No other information about product: -S5
·
SPECIFIC MEDICINE –
(Mfg. By Lloyd Brothers Cincinnati
Ohio) Label reads:
Specific
Medicines / CANNABIS.
-
Absolute Alcohol 74%, LLOYD BROTHERS, CINCINNATI,
O.
Specific
Indications: Nervous
depression, tendency to melancholia, with wakefulness.
Mental illusions or delusions, and forgetfulness.
Uses:
To relieve the above conditions, especially if there
be pain in the stomach, or distress and discomfort in the pelvic organs
especially; frequency of urination, or tenesmus or cystitis.
Dose:
R. Sp. Med. Cannabis, gtt. v to 3ss. Water, 3iv.
The
range of action of this remedy, although classed as a mild one, is quite wide.
It especially controls gastric pain, and directly influences pain in the
pelvis, especially if the specific indications herein given are present.
There are certain conditions of the brain and nervous system which are
directly affected by it. It is
useful in hysterical patients, and in the mild forms of insanity in women,
especially if these be due to menstrual irregularities which are the cause of
pain.
It is useful in delirium, with restlessness, after protracted
fevers, and in cerebro-spinal meningitis. In
functional disorders of the stomach, with pain, given in conjunction with
directly indicated remedies, it is of much value.
It does not suppress secretion or disarrange the functional operations of
the gastro-intestinal organs. Certain
erratic pains in the bowels are controlled by it.
It allays abnormal sexual appetite; is given with good results in
gonorrhea and controls chordee, priapism and spermatorrhea, and soothes metal
anxiety present with these conditions. It
cures strangury, spasmodic stricture, painful urination, burning and scalding in
passing urine, and frequent urination. It
is a remedy for insomnia, especially where, during brief sleep, there are
unpleasant dreams. Ellingwood.
POISON: ANTIDOTE. - Emetic of mustard, followed by large draughts of warm
water, then strong tea or coffee. Arouse
patient and keep him in motion. (era
1915) (Picture = A09ALloyd) - .
Note, - they also sold cannabis in bulk form.
SS10
Second
Lloyd Bottle:
5"x2"
bottle. Labled, SPECIFIC MEDICINE, CANNABIS, LLOYD BROTHERS, CINCINATI, OHIO.
Collodial suspension of CANNABIS 19%, alcohol 81%, long evaporated, but plenty
of gooey tar remains. Hilareous indications on the back, reads as follows. The
range action of this remedy, although classed as a mild one, is quite wide. It
controls gastric pain, and directly influences pain in the pelvis, especially if
the specific indications herein given are present. There are certain conditions
of the brain and nervous system which are directly affected by it. It is useful
in hysterical patients, and in the mild forms of insanity in women, especially
if these be due to menstrual irregularities which are the cause of pain. It is
useful in delirium, with restlessness, after protracted fevers, and in
cerebro-spinal meningitis. In functional disorders of the stomach, with pain,
given in conjunction with directly indicated remedies, it is of much value. It
does not suppress secretion or disarrange the functional operations of the
gastro-intestinal organs. Certain erratic pains in the bowels are controlled by
it. It allays abnormal sexual appetite; is given with good results in gonorrhea
and controls chordee, priapism and spermatorrhea, and soothes mental anxiety
present with these conditions. It cures stangury, spasmodic stricture, painful
urination, burning and scalding in passing urine, and frequent urination. It is
a remedy for insomnia, especially where, during brief sleep, there are
unpleasant dreams. era 1898
- (picture = A09Blloyd - to
A09Dlloyd)
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CANNABIS INDICA: Mfr.
Squibb, Ground for pecolation- (era unknown) see picture Msquibb1.
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NEUROSINE
– (most likely a
generic name) Containing Cannabis Indica –
(Mfg, era unknown)
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Victor
(Victor Infants Relief)
- Victor
Remedis Co. Fredbrick MD (era unknown) Label reads “Victor Serial No. 519 Infants relief. Formula of Dr. P. D. Fahrney
Contains per fluidounce: Cannabis Indica Fol. 11-4 grains, Sweet Sprits
of Nitre, 20 minims, Chloroform, 5 minims -
For all looseness of bowels Dose:
For child two days old, 1 drop: one month, 5 to 10, drops; three months, 10 to
16 drops; six mounts, 16 to 25 drops; one or more years old, ½ to 1
teaspoonful; older persons do not increase dose preportion-ately.
Repeat dose from 15 minutes to 8 hours according to severity of disease.
To remove cause and aid digestion. See
direction No. 4 in wrapping circular. Keep
Bottle well cor[ ] Shake before using.
Victor Remedies Co. (Pictures = A10Avictor)
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Squire’s
Extract – used to
treat typhus and rabies (era unknown)
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Hypno Bromic Compound; Neurosine (era
1938) SM-2
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Neurosine
- Eli Lilly (era
unknown)
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Cannabinon; Cannobene (generic
names)
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Elixir Chloral &
Potassium Bromide Compound N. F.
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BROMIDE AND CHLORAL
COMPOUND: (could be a generic
name) Parke Davis & Co. Detroit,
Mich. As
advertised in their (1927) “Complete Catalog of the products of the
laboratories of Parke, Davis & Co” Contains Cannabis ext. as one of
the ingredient. Other ingredients = chloral hydrate, hyoscyumus, potassium
bromide. (era 1938) use unknown:
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Old Hypnotic Cmpd
Bottle Sharp & Dohme Old Hypnotic
Compound Bottle (empty), Sharp & Dohme Some of ingrediants are: Cannabis Indica, Chloral Hydrate,
Potassium Bromide, & Extract of Hyoscyamus Bottles is in good condition, but label in very
bad condition (see photo) Circa 1900--Came out of an old pharmacy in Texas that
was established in 1889 Measures approx 8" & was a corked bottle (cork
long gone) – (pictures = D11ASharpDohme)
ODD
+ ENDS -- NOT yet sorted:
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One Ounce Eli Lilly
Powdered Extract #28 Cannabis -Scarce,
empty Cannabis bottle. Labeled Poison. Label says Exhilarant, Antispasmodic and
Powerful Narcotic. Label has dark stains but is 98% legible. NOTE: Items(s) will be sold with contents but you may request
that they be emptied to save on shipping cost. (Picture = A06Alilly28) S18
1890’s
Eli Lilly Opium & Cannabis Drug Bottle
3
3/4” tall square amber paper labeled bottle that remains in very nice
condition as you can see by the Eli Lilly & Co. druggists of Indianapolis,
Indiana. From an old apothecary
pharmacy in Chicago, this bottle from the 1890’s period dons the classic
factory logo of old, with Lilly imposed in red over the green building. It is a
blown into mold, hand formed neck and lip cork top bottle that was for
neuralgia, neuralgic, headache, idiopathic that contained OPIUM, (Cannibus,
cannabus) CANNABIS and belladonna…yeah, those now controlled substance s
should fix them right up! It even has the labels on the back (the Lilly one and
the Park Ridge Druggist one). It was a compounding counter item, so it still has
the original pharmacist compound info on the label…presenting quite nicely and
is ready to display in your apothecary, drug store or hard drug set up.
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Antiques
dealers for 17 years specializing in Medical/Apothecary, Advertising, and Black
Memorabilia, This is a choice and
hard to find NARCOTIC/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE bottle complete with the cute
circular cork paper label. (The bottle measures 3.5” high without cork). The
label states: “100 Chocolate Coated Tablets No. 59. - “CHLORODYNE” -
….MORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE..INDIAN CANNABIS etc….Dose….1906 Food and Drug
Act….PARKE, DAVIS & CO.,
DETROIT MICH, USA.” – (Pictures ParkeDavis3a,b,c,d) S4
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Beautiful
Rare Amber Piso’s -Labeled
This little bottle is 5 1/8” in ht.1 side panel says
Trade Piso”s Mark.2 panel says Piso Co. Warren, Pa. U.S.A. Very nice honey amber color. The top has metal top with wire
clasp.It is free from chips or nicks. It also says on label for coughs and
colds. Extract cannabis indica 1/2
Grain per ounce. Chloroform 5
Minims Per Ounce.
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1890 Rimedi Homeopathic
Cannabis Drug Bottle - 2 3/4” tall clear square (with dog eared corners)
labeled Fluid Verde bottle has the fancy castle logo on the side label.
The bottle is hand blown into mold, hand formed neck and lip with great
looking stress marks! Included is the bottom half of the box too… It contains
Cannabis among other things. From
an old apothecary pharmacy in Chicago, this bottle from the 1890’s is ready to
display in your narcotic, hard drug, controlled substance collection. cannibus,
cannabus, marijuana, hemp . (picture = B44Arimedi)
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“Cannabis
Tincture” Mag.
By Sharp & Dohme (Picture =
A29CSharp&Dohme) picture courtesy of Classic
Pharmaceuticals,- http://www.classicpharm.com/canbot.html#ads
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“Fluidextract
“Cannabis Indica” bottle Mfg by. American
Druggist Syndicate Picture =
A45AAmeDrugSyn) picture courtesy of Classic
Pharmaceuticals,- http://www.classicpharm.com/canbot.html#ads
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Barbital Compound–(tablet)
Maltbie Chemical Company New Ark, New
Jersey – as advertised in their 1937 sales/price catalog.
Barbital
1 gr.
Valerian
1 gr.
Asafetida
1 gr.
Tr Cannabis
5 mins.
Tr.
Hyoscyamus
5 mins
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Barbital Compound B–
(tablet) Maltbie Chemical Company New
Ark, New Jersey – as advertised in their 1937 sales/price catalog.
Barbital
1 gr.
Valerian
1 gr.
Passiflora
2 gr.
Tr Cannabis
5 mins.
Tr.
Hyoscyamus
5 mins
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Barbital Compound B
– Capsules Maltbie Chemical
Company New Ark, New Jersey – as advertised in their 1937 sales/price
catalog.
Barbital
1 gr.
Valerian
1 gr.
Passiflora
2 grs.
Tr. Cannabis
5 mins.
Tr.
Hyoscyamus
5 mins.
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Benzodyne
Maltbie Chemical Company New
Ark, New Jersey – as advertised in their 1937 sales/price catalog.
Benzyl
Benzoate
7 mins.
Chloroform
5 mins.
Tr. Cannabis
12 mins.
Tr.
Capsicum
1 min.
Acid
Hydrocyanic Dil.
1 ½ min
Oil
Peppermint
1/16 min.
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Bromo Sedative
– elixir Maltbie Chemical
Company New Ark, New Jersey – as advertised in their 1937 sales/price
catalog.
Ammonium
Bromide 20 grs.
Potassium
Bromide
20 grs.
Sodium
Bromide
20 grs.
Ext.
Henbane
1 gr.
Ext. Cannabis
1 gr.
Ext.
Nux Vomica
1/8 gr.
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Chromiac – (tablet)
Maltbie Chemical Company New Ark, New Jersey – as advertised
in their 1937 sales/price catalog.
Chromium Sulph
2 grs.
Zinc Phosphide
1/10 gr.
Ext. Nux Vomica
7/8 gr.
Ext Cannabis
1/10 gr.
Cantharides
1/12 gr.
Ext. Avena Sativa
1/200 gr.
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Tolu and Codeine Compound
– Syrups - Maltbie Chemical
Company New Ark, New Jersey – as advertised in their 1937 sales/price
catalog.
Codeine
Phosphate
1/8 gr.
Cannabis
7 ½ grs.
Lobelia
7 ½ grs
Chloroform
2 mins.
Tartar
Emetic
1/8 gr.
Syrup
Tolu and Aromatics q.s.
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"Cannabis and Zinc Phosphide (Chocolate-coated): Nerve tonic and sedative,
indicated in hysteria,
neurasthenia, and general 'nervousness.' Dose, 1 to 2 three times daily."
- As advertised in their “price-List of the Pharmaceutical and
Biological Products, H. K. Mulford
Co. Philadelphia, 1907.
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DR.H.JAMES JERSEY CITY
- From the Sam Greer collection, a great little aqua jar which Held
extract of cannabis indica. Jar is embossed Dr.H. James 19.
-- Grand
St. Jersey City NJ.3 1/2'',aqua,with an open pontiled base.
Other then a tiny open bubble on lip edge, it's in sparkling mint
Condition. Circa 1850-1855.ad for
this bottle stated. It at once
Seizes hold of all disorders in the system, and banishes them Never to return.
It's effect is electrical. It
acts upon the Brain, and renders the mind buoyant and cheerful beyond
Expression. Only a few of these are
known. (pictures = D39ADrJames;
D39BDrJames)
RARE
MEDICINE CASE 24 VIALS
Inside it states "WM R Warner & Co. Philadelphia,
New York, Chicago & New Orleans Manufacturing Pharmaceutists" This is
printed inside the case,
All medicine vials are intact with original labels and
corks and with original red label attached to the cork which state "Warner
& Co. Philada." All vials
are empty. Note the different
homeopathic herbs and narcotics that were contained in this case, See Photos,
Here are just a few:
"Goryza:"
powered opium 1-10 gr.
"Morphine Sulphate: "each tablet contains 1-6 grain.
"Sedative Modified:" each tablet contains, EXT. Indian Cannabis 1-10
gr.
"Chlorodyne No. 1" Each tablet contains: Morphine Hydrochloride. 1-6
gr.
This is a serious medicine case. There are a total of 24 vials.
Leather Box is worn, lined with purple velvet. The leather strip with the snap attached for closing is
missing. See Photos. Two vials have
minor condition problems. The "fever" vial has the bottom of the glass
vial missing. Cork, label and all of the vial except the bottom are intact.
"Tonsillitis" vial has the cork pushed into the bottle further
than the rest. The vial is intact
with no other problems. Inside the case it is hand sewn with a leather lace to
bring the leather together.
 Measurements
are. -
Leather case 8-1/4" long X 4" wide - Medicine vials
2-1/8" long, cork not include in this measurement.
- Width of medicine vial
1/4" Pictures =
<B50Adoctor> to < B50Gdoctor>.
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APENDIX A:
GLOSSARY:
Anodyne
= A drug that allays pain (as an opiate or narcotic), soothing, relaxing.
Apothecary
= One who prepares and sells drugs for medicinal purposes – now usually
referred to as a “druggist” or “pharmacist”.
Capsicum
= Cayenne pepper.
Colic
= Acute abdominal pain in man or animals caused by spasm or obstruction of
the colon.
Collodion
= Collodions are liquid preparations containing pyroxylin (a
nitrocellulose) in a mixture of ethyl ether and ethanol.
Elixir
= Elixirs are clear, sweetened, hydroalcoholic liquids intended for oral use.
They contain flavoring substances and, in the case of medicated elixirs, active
medicinal agents. Their primary solvents are alcohol and water, with glycerin,
sorbitol, and syrup sometimes used as additional solvents and/or sweetening
agents. They are prepared by simple solution or admixture of the several
ingredients. (USP)
Extract
= Extracts are concentrated preparations of vegetable or animal drugs obtained
by removal of the active constituents of the respective drugs with suitable
menstrua, evaporation of all or nearly all of the solvent, and adjustment of the
residual masses or powders to the prescribed standards. (USP)
Fluidextract
= Liquid preparations of vegetable drugs, containing alcohol as a solvent or as
a preservative, or both, and so made that each ml contains the therapeutic
constituents of 1 Gm of the standard drug that it represents. (USP & NF)
Galenical
= Extractives obtained from plants such as decoctions, fluidextracts,
infusions solid and semisolid extracts, and tinctures.
Menstrual
= Relating to a woman’s menstrual cycle.
Narcotic
= Opiate drugs which depress the Central Nervous System (CNS) and are used
as analgesics, such as heroin, morphine, or codeine.
Neuralgic
= A drug used to treat acute pain in the nerves.
NF
= “National Formulary” (Mack Printing Co., Easton Pennsylvania), a book
listing/detailing generic drugs/medicines in use during publication. The NF is a
second compendium of drug names and standards after the USP, begun in 1888 by
the AphA.
Sedative
= A CNS depressant drug used to sedate a person
by allaying irritability, nervousness, or anxiety. Many drugs are sedatives,
including narcotics, alcohol, and benzodiazepines like Valium or Xanax.
Tincture
= Tinctures are alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions prepared from vegetable
materials or from chemical substances. (USP)
Tolu
= Medicinal syrups were made from the bark of this tree.
In many cases Cannabis was also added.
Tonic
= 19th Century advertising term for various elixirs.
Vet = Short for
a practitioner of veterinary medicine. Remember, there was a time when horses
were as important as cars are today for transportation.
U.S.P.
= “United States Pharmacopeia” – The first compendium of drugs in the
United States. The USP published its first edition in 1820. The USP helped
establish a standardized system of drug nomenclature, or drug names, and
supplies standards for pharmaceutical preparations.
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APENDIX B:
PHARMACEUTICAL
PREPARATIONS
a)
Aqueous Solutions
i)
Waters
ii)
Aromatic Waters
iii)
Aqueous Acids
iv)
Sweet or viscid Solutions
(1)
Syrups
(2)
Honeys
(3)
Mucilages
(4)
Jellies
v)
Douches
vi)
Enemas
vii)
Gargles
viii)
Washes
ix)
Juices
b)
Nonaqueous Solutions
i)
Elixirs
ii)
Inhalations and Inhalants
iii)
Linements
iv)
Oleovitamins
v)
Malt Beverages (beer)
vi)
Vinous Liquors (wine)
vii)
Spirits (cognac, whiskey)
viii)
Sprays
c)
Emulsions
d)
Suspensions
i)
Gels
ii)
Lotions
iii)
Magmas and Milks
iv)
Mixtures
e)
Extractives (concentrates)
i)
Tinctures:
ii)
Fluidextracts:
iii)
Extracts:
iv)
Resins:
v)
Oleoresins:
f)
Tablets, Capsules, and Pills
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APENDIX C:
Sources
of Information:
·
SM-1 = JAMA - Journal
of the American Medical Association “The Indispensable uses of
Narcotics” (Narcotics in Patent Medicines) By Arthur J. Cramp MD – Vol 96,
pg1950 – June 6, 1931
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SM-2
= Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey -[1] “Cannabis
Indica Prescriptions” pg748 Dec. 1937 and
-[2] “Cannabis indica in
pharmaceuticals” By (M Sasman ?) Vol.35 pg51 1938
All others censored
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