ac ol ▁was ▁briefly ▁produced , ▁consisting ▁sole ly ▁of ▁a ▁B - V it amin ▁and ▁min eral ▁mixture . ▁ ▁Le Bl anc ▁promoted ▁the ▁t onic ▁as ▁a ▁" D iet ary ▁Supp lement " ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁medicine , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁"... form ulated ▁as ▁an ▁A id ▁to ▁Nature ▁in ▁re building ▁the ▁P ep , ▁Str ength ▁and ▁Energy ▁of ▁Bu oy ant ▁Health ▁when ▁the ▁System ▁is ▁def ic ient ▁in ▁the ▁Vit am ins ▁and ▁Min er als ▁found ▁in ▁this ▁T onic ..." ▁But ▁Time ▁Magazine ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁mur ky ▁brown ▁liquid ▁that ▁t ast es ▁something ▁like ▁bil ge ▁water , ▁and ▁sm ells ▁worse ." ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Medical ▁Association ▁was ▁like wise ▁not ▁as ▁appreci ative . ▁In ▁an ▁official ▁press ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁A MA ▁stated , ▁" It ▁is ▁hoped ▁that ▁no ▁doctor ▁will ▁be ▁un crit ical ▁enough ▁to ▁join ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Had ac ol . ▁It ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁imagine ▁how ▁one ▁could ▁do ▁himself ▁or ▁his ▁profession ▁greater ▁harm ▁from ▁the ▁stand point ▁of ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁the ▁trust ▁of ▁a ▁patient ▁suffering ▁from ▁any ▁condition . ▁Had ac ol ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁specific ▁medic ation . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁even ▁a ▁specific ▁prevent ive ▁measure ." ▁ ▁Le Bl anc ▁flo oded ▁the ▁air w aves ▁with ▁test imon ial s ▁to ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁seem ingly ▁mi rac ul