Dr. A. Boschee's German Syrup

This bottle was found during an excavation conducted by Archaeological Services Inc. in Cambridge in 2007. The site has been identified as a 19th century domestic occupation. The embossing on the bottle identify its content: Dr. A. Boschee’s German Syrup. The medicine was sold by Col. George Gill Green’s (1842-1925) company from the 1870’s to 1916. It was mostly composed of morphine and hydrocyanic acid and was advertised as a cure for “Consumption, Coughs, Colds and any disease of the Throat, Lungs or Chest”.