During the 1920s and 1930s, sanguinarine was the chief component of "Pinkard's Sanguinaria Compound," a drug sold by Dr. John Henry Pinkard. Pinkard advertised the compound as "a treatment, remedy, and cure for pneumonia, coughs, weak lungs, asthma, kidney, liver, bladder, or any stomach troubles, and effective as a great blood and nerve tonic."
In the 1920s and 1930s, sanguinarine was the main component of "Pinkard's Sanguinaria Compound," a drug marketed by Dr. John Henry Pinkard. This product was advertised as a treatment for various ailments like pneumonia, coughs, weak lungs, asthma, kidney, liver, bladder, or stomach problems, and also claimed to be an effective blood and nerve tonic.