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SPIR THERIAC CAMPH
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This blown and molded square-shaped bottle has a baked enamel label marked <i>SPIR THERIAC CAMPH</i>. Theriac, an opium compound preparation, was thought to be a panacea for a variety of diseases and an antidote for poison.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineSPIR THERIAC CAMPH. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.