[1] Munyon was known for his brilliant marketing strategies and unlike many of the figures in the patent medicine arena, he sought the limelight.

Following the passing of the Pure Food and Drugs Act, the Munyon Homeopathic Home Remedy Company was taken to court over his claims.

Munyon settled the suite for a small fee and removed the word "cure" from labels, replacing it with "remedy".

[2] His most famous one was named "Dr. Munyon's Paw-Paw Elixir" and its main ingredient was fermented papaya juice.

One of his ex-wives, Dora Harvey, authored the 1900 book Half Hour Stories, published by Abbey Press.