Vintage Medicine: Friable Triturates

Formulation Number one had twice the strychnine of Number two.

 

Friable triturates

159190A

Aloin, Belladonna and Strychnine No. I

Aloin, 1-5 gr; Ext. Belladonna, 1-8 gr.; Strychnine Sulphate 1-60 gr., in each triturate

Dose -- 1 or 2 triturates night and morning

Made and Guaranteed by

H. K. Mulford Co.

Philadelphia

Guaranty no. 172

 

Notes

The H. K. Munford Co. developed vaccine technology (smallpox, rabies, antivenin) before merging with Sharpe & Dohme Company, now part of Merck & Co.

There is a history of the company at The Herb museum.

This bottle is displayed in the Rothschild's apothecary museum in Syracuse, NY's Museum of Science and Technology.

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