17456. Misbranding of Sakula salve. V. S. v. 5 Dozen Packages of Sakula 
Salve. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion.     (F. & D. No. 24198.     I. S. No. 020433.     S. No. 2431.)
Samples of a drug product known as Sakula salve having been found to 
bear in the labeling certain curative and therapeutic claims not justified by 
its composition, the Secretary of Agriculture reported to the United' States 
attorney for the Western District of Texas, the presence of a quantity of the 
product at San Antonio. Tex.
On NTovember 4, 1929, the United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure and condemnation 
of 5 dozen packages of the said Sakula salve, remaining in the original un- 
broken packages at San Antonio, Tex., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by the Yamato Co. (Inc.), Minneapolis, Minn., on or about October 
4, 1929. and had been transported from the State of Minnesota into the State 
of Texas, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as 
amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of fat, wax, rosin, and volatile material including camphor.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements appearing on the carton label, metal tube, and in the 
accompanying circular, regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the 
said article, were false and fraudulent, since it contained no ingredient or 
combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed:    (Carton)
"A Constructive   *    *    *    Salve    *    *    *   A constructive and Reliable Rem- 
edy for blood poisoning-Cancerous Sores   *   *   *   Gangrene-Eczema-Piles
* * * All Skin Diseases and Sores * * * Animal Bites * * * 
Sore Feet-Corns * * * It Feeds the Skin and Tissues;" (metal tube) 
" Constructive and Reliable Remedy for Running Sores, Eczema, Blood-poison- 
ing * * * It Relieves Gangrene, It Draws the Poison out and Aids Nature 
in Healing * * * Spread Thickly over Affected Part. If Any Discharge 
Apply Absorbent Cotton to Take It up and Prevent Further Infection;" 
(circular) " For running sores or any other open sore, large burns, gangrene, 
external blood-poisoning, etc., spread Sakula thickly over absorbent cotton 
and cover the sore with it. * * * In treating eczema (if not open) stiffened 
joints, and the like, apply liberally and rub in the salve * * * For pimples, 
' scaly skin,' sore feet, bunions, corns, piles * * * and other ailments of 
similar nature, the treatment should be like that for any open sore. * * * 
Apply frequently to affected part and it will * * * hasten complete re- 
covery. * * * This salve * * * in many cases acts * * * in draw- 
ing poison and morbid matter to the surface, * * * which causes alarm 
to those who do not understand the process of healing * * * increased 
cell activity produced by the salve application. * * * In skin eruptions, 
application of this salve will sometimes cause the area of the eruption to 
increase. This is directly due to either one of two things: First, the poisonous 
matter drawn from the eruption has been permitted to spread over the sur- 
rounding tissue and has caused infection, or second, the tissue surrounding 
the actual surface eruption has already been affected underneath, * * * 
and the application of the salve brings the poison to the surface for discharge 
over the entire area affected whether only on the surface or below the surface.
* *   *   We insist that the Sakula Salve   *   *   *   with ordinary care as to 
cleanliness will positively induce proper healing."
On January 15,1930, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and the court ordered that the 
product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
ABTHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.