18732. Misbranding of  Pyorkil.    U.   S.   v.   45   Bottles   of   Pyorkil.    Default
decree ot condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 25303, 25304. 
S. No. 3570.)
Examination of a drug product, known as Pyorkil, from the shipment herein 
described having shown that the bottle label and the accompanying circular 
bore statements representing that the article possessed curative and therapeutic 
properties which it did not possess, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the 
matter to' the United States attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.
On November 7, 1930, the United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and con- 
demnation of 45 bottles of Pyorkil at Huntington, W. Va., alleging that the 
article had been shipped by the Pyorkil Co., from Catlettsburg, Ky., on or about 
October 22, 1930, and had been transported from the State of Kentucky into
the State of West Virginia, and charging misbranding in violation of the food 
and drugs act as aniended.
' Analysis of a sample of Pyorkil by this department showed that it consisted 
essentially of small portions of potassium permanganate and sodium chloride 
dissolved in water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing Statements appearing on the bottle label and in the circular, were false 
and fraudulent, since the said article contained no ingredient or combination 
of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed: (Bottle label) " Pyorkil. 
A Guaranteed Remedy for Treatment of Pyorrhea;" (circular) "Pyorrhea 
Conquered. Pyorrhea Alveblaris, commonly called Riggs' disease, * * * 
Many of the chronic diseases of the body are caused by this disease-rheuma- 
tism, arthritis, diseases of the heart, kidneys, nose and throat. It is now 
known that many diseases of the intestinal tract, such as ulcers of the stomach 
and bowels, appendicitis and gall bladder troubles, are caused by pyorrhea.
* *   *   Until the discbvery of Pybrkil, pyorrhea was considered incurable.
* * * Pyorkil has and is curing conditions that was never dreamed of 
before. People who before were advised by their dentist and physicians to 
have all their teeth extracted are being cured, saving their teeth and a lot of 
pain and expense of having all their teeth extracted, and the worry of trying 
to learn to wear false teeth. Teeth and gums have been observed that were 
in such terrible shape that nb one could believe they could ever be cured, but 
after cleaning the teeth and applying Pyorkil a few times, one could not be- 
lieve such results were possible unless they could see themselves. * * * 
Thousands every year are giving up perfectly sound teeth to get rid of pyorrhea, 
as extraction of all the teeth has, before the discovery of Pyorkil, been the 
only known cure for this dreaded disease. * * * Pyorkil is a safe, sane 
and harmless remedy. * * * It was used on cases of every conceivable 
kind and not one time has it failed to kill the disease completely. * * * Vol- 
umes could be written about pyorrhea and this wonderful new discovery to 
stamp it out, but the proof bf the pudding is the eating, and if you have pyor- 
rhea, even if you think you haven't, the best way to find out about Pyorkil is 
to try it out, as you cant lose. * * * However Pyorkil will dissolve tarter 
itself, * * * If your gums are sore and sensitive you might use two or 
three treatments to remove the soreness and stop bleeding of the gums * * * 
the results are amazing and quick. Forty-eight hours after beginning treat- 
ment your mouth feels like new and after six to ten treatments your pyorrhea 
is gone."
On August 10, 1931, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and it was ordered by the court that the product 
be destroyed by the United States marshal.
ABTHIIB M. HTDE, Secretary of Agriculture.