I guess no one remembers.

Hopefully no-one's planning on feeding their grandkids a tonic that's been around for 60 years or more, it might be great, it might not be. They were giving a lot of stuff they wouldn't dream of now....I remember when a brand of 'diet pills' had to be renamed 'laxatives' because that's really what they were.

I also remember seeing old magazine ads where they said "x out of ten doctors smoke (or was it recommend?) Camels, and went on to say: Being agitated is bad for you. Smoking calms your nerves (I suppose especially when you're already addicted) therefore, smoking is good.

If the product hasn't been around for a while, it's probably for a reason. We know a lot more now.

I do remember Homocebrin, back in the 50's. Thick yellow oozy liquid. My sister and I LOVED that stuff!! We would always try to sneak the bottle out of the cabinet. I can still remember the taste. mmmm!! I also remember some cough medicine that tasted like it was 98% sugar, in a brown glass bottle. I know it had a lot of sugar because it would crystalize around the lip of the bottle. Man, those were the days. : )

Checked for follow-ups for awhile, and finally figured no one had heard of the vitamin. Thanks to those who did reply.

Veggiec, I took Homocebrin liquid vitamins and gave it to my children for a long time. We all seemed to benefited from it. Since I can no longer swallow pills, I was hoping to 're-connect' with my favorite liquid vitamin.

I may post my quest on one of the other forums. Would like to know if it's still being manufactured - perhaps under another name.

You do also need to be careful about fat soluble vitamins, ie A,D,E and K- overdosing on them can be harmful too, because the body can't simply purge the excess as easily as it can the others.

Like I say, many of these products disappeared for a reason.

I was shocked to see "Ford Pills" which were labelled a laxative when I knew them, in an ad in an old magazine, same label virtually except they were "Ford diet pills."

Medicine and nutrition have gone forward in every respect I can imagine, not backward (if we as a species aren't listening it's not their fault) (ok there's the odd fatal drug etc) so those old standards disappear for a reason.

I just happened to think of this yummy stuff tonight for some reason and decided to search the web. Saw all of your comments from '09. Our mom gave us homocebrin bought at Sievert's Drug store in Davenport, IA. We loved it

I DO remember homocebrin and I too loved it! I looked forward to it every morning.. now that I think about it, I wonder which vitamins it contained and whether it was as beneficial as it was delicious. (I wasn't a very good veggie eater as a kid.)Is it still available?

My mom gave my sister and I Homocebrin in the 1940's. I loved it so much I stole the bottle, hid in the closet, and drank the whole thing myself. I was 4 or 5 years old. When my Mom called the doctor, alarmed, of course, he said not to worry; I would be well vitaminized.

I gave my children Homocebrin till they were 5-6 years old. They have grown up healthy. I was looking to see if the product was still available. I work with a special needs child who has a feeding issue. Liquid vitamins would be great for him.

Can it be found anywhere today? I remember it too and just loved it and I too can still taste it... I really want it again... there has to be a way....

My mother gave me Homocebrin when I was in grade school back in the 1950's. I hated it. But that doesn't mean it was bad. Why take it now ? What the heck was that stuff ?

Years after Homocebrin vanished from the market, I would sometimes get a strong whiff of it when walking upstairs to my parents' house--a very pleasant memory, like the sour cherry taste of Cheracol before its manufacturer changed the taste to an obnoxious, artificial cherry flavor. Also popular--as a very effective remedy for diarrhea--Paregoric (licorice, bitter--tincture of opium--but "a spoonful of sugar made the medicine go down / in a most delightful way"). We used methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen) as a rub for sore muscles; Resinol and Unguentine for insect bites and sores, and Mercurochrome as a painless alternative to iodine for cuts and canker sores (always careful to let it dry then rinse off any excess). Leeches? Well, no, but we probably would have used them on bruises if the pharmacy had a jar of them. Somewhere I've got a license to sell cocaine from a pharmacy my Dad worked in as a kid! (The Bayer company used to market Heroin, too.) Them wuz the daze!

We took Homocebrin as kids, and I remember it was pretty tasty. I'm curious to know its nutritional content, so I've looked for it multiple times, but I'm not finding it... I'd love to know if any of you are able to find it!

I just googled it and found a list about it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Homocebrin

I remember it. I loved it! I've always wondered if there was alcohol in it.

I remember babies were given paregoric (a narcotic) for teething. You could but it at the drugstore!

I used to work for Biometics, and all of their vitamins were liquid. We got them free, and I always felt wonderful. They are also available on Amazon.

Our mother gave us Homocebrin when we're kids in the early 50's. She would mix it in our orange juice! For years after,I wouldn't drink orange because of it. I HATED its taste!

I remember Homocebrin. I was thinking about that today. My brothers and sisters and I took it in the 50's and maybe the 60's. We loved it. We'd stand in line for our spoonful. We all turned out healthy and strong so it must have worked.

Mom gave us kids the delish Homocebrin, and I swear that is why my teeth are so yellow! She also made us eat a big dollop of Vicks when she rubbed it on our chests. Guess she didn't read labels, as it says Do not take internally. My poor mom prolly didn't know what that meant. She was only trying to help us.

My Dad was Air Force and we were stationed in Newfoundland on base from 1947 to 1951. My brothers and I all took Homocebrin. (the big brown glass bottle) I'll never forget the smell (I'm always reminded of it when I smell B vitamins) and the taste. I've wondered if the military had a contract with Eli Lily who made it.

I definitely remember being given some sort of liquid from a brown glass bottle. It came in a pale blue and yellow box. My mum used to say "time for your oil". I really liked the flavour. This was in B.C. in the 1960s. Also about the Vicks, I remember on the old leaflet that came in the box, it said you could eat it. I did several times, lol. I quite enjoyed it!

Elixir of the Gods! If my Dad didn't fill the teaspoon to almost running over with that viscous yellow liquid, we would feel cheated. It tasted like nothing I've tasted before or since and had a sort of lingering B-vitamin finish. Hmm-hmmm good. My mother knew to keep the brown glass bottle of it on the high shelf! This would have been sometime in the early to late 1950's.

I not only had to take homocebrin for years ( sorry, I can't share the enthusiasm for the taste of that thick yellow liquid) but also a less viscous liquid, a brown iron supplement. Something like Infasme. Anyone remember that one?

Mother gave us this liquid vitamin daily(always stored in fridge)& we loved it! That was in the 50’s & 60’s. I gave to my sons in the 70’s.

As a kid in the 50s and 60s yes, i took homocebrin often. i still remember the taste today .

Yes, my mom gave it to us in the 50's and 60's. I remember it well.

I remember it!! i loved it. came im a thock brown bottle. I was born in 1947.

holly Carrier

i gave it to my daughter in early 90s and then it disappeared i also took it as a child in the sixties can you get it anywhere?

I was born in 1942 and I had an older brother and 4 younger brothers and we all grew up taking our homocebrin, amber colored and it tasted very good, great stuff and we were all bery healthy....thanks for the memory lane question!

I remember being spoon fed Homocebrin in the 1950s, and it was delicious, if kept cold in the refrigerator. All of these responses and memories are nice, but no one answers the question: Where is it sold today? If the manufacturer is no longer in business or the product is no longer available, what modern day brand uses the same formula or process, and where can we buy their product?

Pat

I wish that Homocebrine for Adults could be placed back on the Market for Senior Citizens?

I remember Homocebrin! My Mom used to give my sister and me a teaspoon full daily. We liked it, and it tasted like it should be good for us! I think she gave it to us for about five years, but around 1960 or so, she probably forgot about it.

I remember it well. It was the vitamin I took as a child.

I remember Homicebrin very well. My mother, an RN gave it to me daily in the 1950s, and when she wasn't looking I took more of it. I loved it. It was a delicious viscous yellowish liquid in a dark amber bottle with a black screw-top lid with a sky-blue label on the front. It was made by Eli Lilly Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was invented by Mr. A. Lee Caldwell, a pharmaceutical chemist. From 1937 to 1950, Dr. Caldwell, Sr. was head of the nutrition and vitamin research department at Lilly. He developed Homicebrin liquid vitamin for children and was a patentee. I found some bottles of it as an adult in Tommy's Pharmacy in Redondo Beach, California. Tommy's was an old school pharmacy, and Tommy himself was quite old.

My mom gave me this in the late ’40’s and early 50’s. I had rheumatic fever, and poor eating. Loved the stuff! And the smell too! Wish i could still find it! i dont think its still being manufactured.

Yes i definitely reremember that thick yellowish liquid my mother gave me every morning in the 40s and early 50s! i never knew the name if it so happy that i came upon this information

Yes we all took it as kids in the 60’s, loved it! does anyone know where we can get it or similar product today?

Homocebrin from the fridge every morning in the 50's. Now I'm 76 and I power-walk 10 miles and do a couple of sets of 80 push-ups every week. No scrips, but I still take a daily fistful of vitamins, oils, herbs. Thank you, Mother. ♥️

Homocebrin from the fridge every morning in the 50's. No I'm 76 and I power-walk 10 miles and do a couple of sets of 80 push-ups every week. No scrips, but I still take a daily fistful of vitamins, oils, herbs. Thank you, mother