TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical analyses of the contents of an 1850s patent medicine bottel from the Burning Sands site, Morgan County, Illinois
AU - Fishel, Richard L.
AU - Scott, John W.
AU - Watts Malouchous, Elizabeth
AU - Hedman, Kristin M.
AU - Butler, Trudi E.
N1 - Publisher: Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Chemical analyses were undertaken on the contents of a Thomson's Compound Syrup of Tar and Wood Naphtha patent medicine bottle recovered during the archaeological excavation of a ca. 1850s house cellar at the Burning Sands archaeological site in Meredosia, Illinois. Chemical analysis included measurements of 11 metals, measurements of target polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), general scans by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS), and screening for four currently illicit drugs of abuse by high resolution GCMS. In addition to documenting numerous compounds associated with tar, the presence of cannabis was also detected. While many of the chemical compounds identified have antiseptic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antitussive properties, long-term and repeated exposure to some of the syrup's ingredients may have resulted in deleterious consequences.
AB - Chemical analyses were undertaken on the contents of a Thomson's Compound Syrup of Tar and Wood Naphtha patent medicine bottle recovered during the archaeological excavation of a ca. 1850s house cellar at the Burning Sands archaeological site in Meredosia, Illinois. Chemical analysis included measurements of 11 metals, measurements of target polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), general scans by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS), and screening for four currently illicit drugs of abuse by high resolution GCMS. In addition to documenting numerous compounds associated with tar, the presence of cannabis was also detected. While many of the chemical compounds identified have antiseptic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antitussive properties, long-term and repeated exposure to some of the syrup's ingredients may have resulted in deleterious consequences.
KW - ISAS
KW - ISTC
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M3 - Article
SN - 1050-8244
VL - 27
SP - 41
EP - 61
JO - Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
JF - Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
ER -