Sa-Tan-Ic

Sa-Tan-Ic (ꜱᴀ-ᴛᴀɴ-ɪᴄ) was the brand-name of a "blood purifier" and tonic for relief of stomach, kidney, and liver complaints (as a laxative), formerly manufactured by W. W. Daniels and B. A. McGaugh through their Sa-Tan-Ic Medicine & Mfg. Co. of Wichita, Kansas. The apparent success of their tonic saw the company go on to produce a line of similarly named products, including Sa-Tan-Ic Liniment and Sa-Tan-Ic Salve.

Composition
Per A. J. Cramp's Patent Medicines (1922), the F.D.A.'s Bureau of Chemistry analysis of the product found it contained: magnesium sulphate (Epsom salt); cascara bark extractives; salicylic acid; methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen); oil of peppermint; water; and trace amounts of alcohol. Of these ingredients, the magnesium sulphate and cascara bark would act as laxatives, the salicylic acid and methyl salicylate as analgesics, similar to aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).

Later versions of the Laxative Compound, listed on the box itself, included as ingredients: cascara, wild cherry, buckthorn barks, mandrake, dandelion, gentian, licorice, stillingia and sarsaparilla root, aloe, carmel coloring, and preservatives.