The International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago holds an interesting collection of vintage apothecary shop remedies. These were popular concoctions sold in retail shops with great success.
Shown here are some of Lydia E. Pinkham's patent medicines that enjoyed widespread popularity from the 1870s that remained common well into the 20th century.
Apothecary is a historical name for medical professionals who offered ingredients for medicine, patented medicine and general medical advice in the days prior to modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology. They are considered the precursors to today's pharmacists.
Gilad Karni
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