2006-11-08 05:42:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Heroin. For both ailments plus others. It was put into many types of remedies at that time. They had NO idea what it would do to people. They eventually let the trademark expire. The name "Heroin" was invented by Bayer.
2006-11-08 05:49:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question!
"Heinrich Dreser, in charge of drug development at Bayer, tested the new semi-synthetic drug on animals, humans, and most notably himself. Dreser was impressed. He pronounced heroin an effective treatment for a variety of respiratory ailments, especially bronchitis, asthma and tuberculosis." from Deadly Short Cuts.
1898 The Bayer Company introduced heroin as a substitute for morphine. From heroinaddiction.com
..."it was developed and first used as an analgesic..." from answers.com
2006-11-08 14:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannie A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Persistant coughs
2006-11-09 09:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by Kouri B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stuffy Head
total guess~
2006-11-08 13:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by Lucid_dreams 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
presistant cough
2006-11-09 21:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by Brian M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coughs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BayerHeroin.png
2006-11-08 13:54:57 · answer #6 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋