Pharmacy : Chemicals, Medicines, and Cures From A to M
Object ID Number:
PH218
Object Name:
Anthelmol
Manufactured from:
1850
Manufactured to:
1900
Description / History:
Anthelmol
Contains: Calomel (1/10 gr.), Santonin (1/10 gr.), Andira inermis (q.s.), Armoatics (q.s.)
Produced by Carroll Dunham Smith Pharmaceutical Company, Orange, NJ

Anthelmol was utilized as an anthelminthic with cathartic and purgative effects to expel parasitic worms from the body.

Dose: For children, two or three at night was typically prescribed. Adults were directed to take 5 to 10 pills, or as needed

The Anthelmol bottle is a small brown machine blown glass bottle with a black bakalite screw top
Dimensions:
H–3.5 W–1.5 L–1 inches
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