National Museum of American History
TINCT KALINA
18th century
This blown and molded bottle is marked <i>TINCT KALINA</i>. The bottle would have contained tincture of kalina, a solution of powdered potassium carbonate in alcohol. The tincture of kalina was prescribed as a blood thinner, diaphoretic, antacid, diuretic, or laxative.
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