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GUMMI MYRRH
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"GUMMI MYRRH" is a gum resin, and is also another name for starch. It was used in enemas to curb diarrhea, taken internally as an expectorant, or applied topically to elevate inflammation.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineGUMMI MYRRH. 1790-1810. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
