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[–]Comatoast 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I found one of the old bottles where it shows the ingredients.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-drug-store-medicine-bottle-1830692525

https://go.drugbank.com/salts/DBSALT002793

methapyriline fumarate, potent carcinogen

¡Olé!

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Nice find!

Methapyriline fumarate is an anti-histamine that was used for its sedative effects. When they found out in the 70s it gave mice liver cancer it was replaced in commercial products.

Aluminium hydroxide is an antacid and the magnesium hydroxide is to prevent the former from causing constipation.

Besides that it's aspirin and caffeine.