VINTAGE ANTIPHLOGISTINE MUSCLE RUB MEDICINE ALUMINUM EMBOSSED APPLICATOR

Description

VINTAGE ANTIPHLOGISTINE MUSCLE RUB, POULTICE MEDICINE ALUMINUM EMBOSSED APPLICATOR.
Antophlogistine  A
medicated
poultice
dressing
that
was
popular
during
the
early
part
of
the
twentieth
century.
It
contained
glycerin,
boric
acid,
salicylic
acid,
methyl
salicylate,
oil
of
peppermint,
oil
of
eucalyptus,
and
kaolin.
In the early 20th century, Antiphlogistine was one of the old remedies for boils, poison ivy and chest congestion, first used in 1893 and created by Denver Chemical of New York. It was a cream to be heated and applied to intact skin (not irritated or wounded skin), used to soothe muscle, joint and tendon soreness. Counter-irritants (menthol and methyl salicylate) causes skin to feel cool, then warm
.