Object ID Number:
PH216
Object Name:
Medicine Bottle
Type:
Combination Tablets
Manufactured from:
1880
Manufactured to:
1920
Description / History:
Clear mouth–blown glass bottle with a tan label that reads, "Crataegus–Passiflora–Nitro–glycerine Tablets". Distributed by Boericke & Tafel.
Ingredients include:
Crataegus oxycantha: AKA Hawthorne. Was used to treat heart disease.
Passiflora incarnata: Was used to treat anxiety and depression. In modern studies it has been shown to decrease symptoms of withdraw from certain drugs.
Nitro–glycerine: Is used to treat the symptom of chest pain and tightness (angina) due to ischemic heart disease. Since 1847 it has been most commonly been used as an active ingredient in explosives.
Ingredients include:
Crataegus oxycantha: AKA Hawthorne. Was used to treat heart disease.
Passiflora incarnata: Was used to treat anxiety and depression. In modern studies it has been shown to decrease symptoms of withdraw from certain drugs.
Nitro–glycerine: Is used to treat the symptom of chest pain and tightness (angina) due to ischemic heart disease. Since 1847 it has been most commonly been used as an active ingredient in explosives.
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