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ESS CORT CITR
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This blown and molded bottle is marked <i>ESS CORT CITR</i>, and would have contained the Essence of Cortex Citron, or the essence of citron bark. The rind of the citrus fruit <i>Citrus Medica</i> would have been steeped in alcohol to create a solution that would have been prescribed as an aromatic stomachic, cooling antiseptic, or antiemetic (to relieve vomiting and nausea).
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineESS CORT CITR. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
