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TINCT CASCARIL
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This blown and molded square glass bottle has a narrow neck and a flared lip. The baked white enamel label is flanked by blue flowers and ribbons. The label reads <i>TINCT CASCARIL</i> in black. The bottle would have contained a Tincture of Cascarilla, a plant native to the Caribbean. It's bark was used in a variety of solutions to help cure stomach ailments.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineTINCT CASCARIL. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
