This is a one ounce bottle of Powdered Extract Cotton Root Bark (otherwise known as Gossypium Herbaceum or Levant Cotton). It is a species of cotton native to the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa and Arabia where it still grows in the wild as a perennial shrub. It was first known to be cultivated in China about 600 AD. Among its other medicinal purposes, primarily an oxytocic, it was often discretely and confidentially prescribed as an abortifacient (a substance that induces abortion).

The bottle stands 3.5" and was manufactured in Indianapolis by Eli Lilly & Co. and hit the market in 1919. The bottle and its two labels are in excellent condition; however, the cork (which is original) has been split and chipped.

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