National Museum of American History
AMYGD DULC
1790-1810
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.
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