HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN?

More than 50 years ago, James Sistrunk of Wilmington, NC, worked his way up through Astyptodyne Chemical Company and purchased the rights to the liniment's secret formula after the founder passed away. But before that ever took place, Astyptodyne had made quite a name for itself. In 1911, the Wilmington Star News described Astyptodyne Chemical Co. as a "mammoth" company and in 1918, Astyptodyne played a valuable role in keeping people safe from the Spanish Flu Epidemic. It was so revered as a healing oil during this epidemic that the New Hanover Health Network, involving the two major hospitals in Wilmington, NC, has added Astyptodyne to their wall-length timeline of the region's pioneering medical advancements. Many pharmaceutical wholesalers throughout the southland added the healing powers of Astyptodyne to their list of products. When Mr. Sistrunk passed away a few years ago, his two sons had no interest in the business. So their wives, Linda and Nellie Sistrunk, sisters-in-law, decided they were going to have a female-owned company and try their hands at the business. 

Their main goal was to serve the people and to continue the legacy of Astyptodyne.Going through old files to find past customers was their starting point. Re-connecting with those who loved the product so, gave the Sistrunk women a renewed faith in what they were doing and what they were about to witness. Teaming up with ACE: Associates for Commercial Excellence, LLC, a business building company in Wilmington, NC, the Sistrunk team has taken Astyptodyne to new levels. Now, Astpytodyne products are being put on shelves throughout the US. More and more testimonials continue to flood in, telling of all the uses, the memories of seeing that little brown bottle in the medicine cabinet, how many even call it liquid gold, but mostly, new members of the Astyptodyne family that have tried it for the first time, amazed at the results. But, at the end of the day, the sisters-in-law can smile, knowing their efforts in bringing this once small pine oil company back to the people is the best decision they could have made.

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