Peppermint (Mentha Piperita)
National Museum of American History

Peppermint (Mentha Piperita)

Huber and Fuhrman Drug Mills · 1906-1918

paper (packaging material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Medicinal properties as listed on the package: "A powerful diffusive stimulant, anti-spasmodic, carminative, and stomache. Useful in gastrodyna [pain in the stomach], flatulent colic, hysteria, spasms or cramps, etc. Infusion, 1 oz. in a pint of hot water. Dose, wineglassful."

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