A mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, as a lubricant, and as a topical anti-inflammatory. It is also commonly used as an embedding material in histology.
    

concept

The rational treatment for constipation : Petrolax preparations are an ideal form of medication.

The cure of rupture by paraffin injections / by Charles C. Miller.

Petrolagar (Deshell) trademark : a perfect emulsion of pure medicinal liquid paraffin with agar-agar which has given uniformly successful results in the treatment of constipation : for the medical profession only / Deshell Laboratories, Ltd.

Vier neue Fälle von Paraffin-Krebs ... / Carl Theodor Eckardt.

On the local effects of crude paraffin / by Alex. Ogston.

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

Please note, our Changing Places toilet is currently out of service and undergoing repair works.

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Paraffin

Images

Catalogue

The cure of rupture by paraffin injections / by Charles C. Miller.

Petrolagar (Deshell) trademark : a perfect emulsion of pure medicinal liquid paraffin with agar-agar which has given uniformly successful results in the treatment of constipation : for the medical profession only / Deshell Laboratories, Ltd.

Vier neue Fälle von Paraffin-Krebs ... / Carl Theodor Eckardt.

On the local effects of crude paraffin / by Alex. Ogston.

On the local effects of crude paraffin / by Alex. Ogston.