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AMYGD DULC
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This drug jar is marked "AMYGD DULC", and would have contained Amygdala, the oil from almonds and Dulcamera which refers to Nightshade a narcotic. Both were used as a sedative, antispasmodic and expectorant.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineAMYGD DULC. 1790-1810. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
