Printed on label: "Asaya-Neurall // (TRADE MARK) // A RECONSTRUCTIVE TONIC // FOR // Nervous Exhaustion // FORMULA // DIRECTIONS // DAVIS & LAWRENCE CO. // NEW YORK MONTREAL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-2 Row A
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Newspapers
Website
Reference Comments
"Nerve Exhaustion Relieved by Asaya-Neurall," Western Star (Corner Brook, N.L.), February 29th, 1928. Memorial University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative. https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/westernstar/id/7341/
"Asaya-Neurall: The New Remedy For Nervous Exhaustion," The Markdale Standard, January 26th, 1911. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/GreyHighlands/MS/0016/1911-01-26/GHPL0118776_002.pdf
"Lecithin - Uses, Side Effects, And More," WebMD, accessed June 6th, 2022, https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-966/lecithin
Research Facts
Asaya-Neurall was advertised in newspapers, sometimes through testimonials from customers who claimed it cured their nervous ailments, including nervous headaches. It was also advertised as a treatment for consumption. It was noted to contain lecithin, which advertisements claimed was "the element required for nerve repair." When consumed, the body does indeed convert lecithin into acetylcholine, which transmits nerve impulses, but there is not enough evidence to support its use in treating nerve related illness.