National Museum of American History
TROCIS D'AROD
ca 1700
The lower shoulder of the jar bears the inscription <i>TROCIS D'AROD.</i> It would have contained Troches Diarhodon, a lozenge made from red rose petals, spikenard, aloes, licorice, saffron, and mastic. The lozenge was used for a variety of stomach ailments and to ease fevers and congestion.
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