RARE! Original Antique Scribner's Magazine Classified Print Ad ~ Sept.1889

HIMROD'S CURE for ASTHMA

Himrod Manuf'g Co., New York

Would make the perfect accompaniment for the collector who actually has one of the old powder tins!

Thanks to Google AI for these FUN FACTS: "Himrod's Cure was a historical patent medicine for asthma that was sold in the form of a powder or cigarettes. Users would inhale the smoke to temporarily relieve the symptoms of asthma. It is no longer manufactured and is considered highly dangerous.

Himrod's Cure was typically a mixture of herbal and chemical compounds. Key ingredients included:

Stramonium: The primary active ingredient was derived from the highly toxic Datura stramonium plant, also known as jimsonweed. Inhaling smoke from stramonium releases the anticholinergic drugs atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine. While these can temporarily relax the bronchial muscles, they cause severe side effects and are poisonous in overdose.
Saltpetre: This substance, also known as potassium nitrate, helped the powder burn.
Anise oil and cedar oil: These provided flavor and aroma.

The active ingredients in Himrod's Cure posed serious health risks, which is why the product was eventually taken off the market. By the 1950s, safer and more effective treatments like modern rescue inhalers became available. As the dangers of smoking were increasingly understood and medical knowledge advanced, toxic "asthma cigarettes" and powders like Himrod's were phased out."

small classified ad approx. 2" x 2 3/4"

great little piece of quack medicine ephemera in EXCELLENT condition for being WELL OVER 100 years old!!

period authentic and NOT a reproduction or reprint

from smoke-free home

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