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Peruna (Solanum tuberosum) on koisokasvien (Solanaceae) heimoon kuuluva kasvi, jonka mukulaa käytetään ravintona. Peruna on yksi eniten käytetyistä ravintokasveista Euroopassa sekä Etelä-ja Pohjois-Amerikassa. Peruna kuuluu niiden yhdeksän viljelykasvin joukkoon, joiden avulla tuotetaan 75 prosenttia ihmisravinnosta.
Peruna was a well-known patent medicine sold from the late-19th to mid-20th century. It was patented by Samuel Brubaker Hartman and endorsed by hundreds of politicians. Hartman began selling the product on July 29, 1885, and advertised it as curing catarrh. At its peak, Hartman was earning $100,000 a day from Peruna sales.
Samuel Brubaker Hartman (April 1, 1830 – January 30, 1918) was an American physician, surgeon, and multi-millionaire quack who redefined catarrh as the source of all disease and patented the renowned miracle cure Peruna.
Peruna is the official mascot and fight song of the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustangs, named after Peruna, a popular patent medicine (18 percent alcohol). The name "Peruna" is given to each successive live mascot.
13. Mai 2023 · Peruna was a medicine patented by the quack Samuel Brubaker Hartman, and endorsed as a panacea by a lot of politicians, says the the Wikipedia article.
28. Dez. 2023 · In the late 19th century, Peruna was lauded as a panacea but it quickly became scrutinized. This guide provides access to materials related to the "Catarrh Remedy and Peruna Scandal” in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers.
Peruna - America’s Best Seller Within a fairly short time, Peruna became the largest selling proprietary medicine in the United States. Costing $1 a bottle at a time when 25 cents bought a full lunch, the nostrum brought millions to Dr. Hartman. He built an enormous facility for his Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company, covering two blocks ...
