A selected grouping of patent medicines, permanently housed in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI, has been analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectroscopy as well as proton NMR.  The materials in this study were all manufactured over a century ago under clandestine circumstances, and thus the ingredients and recipes have never been available to the public.  The findings for metals and organic materials in these items are presented and discussed.

Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and NMR studies of the composition of patent medicines and nostrums archived at the Henry Ford Museum

245th National Meeting (2013)

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