National Museum of American History
TR RHEI AQ
18th century
This square-shaped bottle has a baked enamel label, and is marked in black <i>TR RHEI AQ</i>. The letter B is etched into the crown. RHEI notes J. Worth Estes in <i>The Dictionary of Photopharmacology</i> is an abbreviation for Rhubarb, specifically Chinese Rhubarb. It is tonic and a cathartic and aid constipation.
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