Volume 1
The extra pharmacopœia of Martindale and Westcott.
- William Martindale
- Date:
- 1920-1921
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The extra pharmacopœia of Martindale and Westcott. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CE)Phenol Tablets, £ and | grain for internal administration. CE)Phenol Solubes, 5 and 20 grains, on dissolving, produce antiseptic lotions. Potassium Carbo'ate, in proportion of 1 molecule added to 3 of Phenol assists solubility of Tablets of this kind. CE>Aei&um Carfeolieuin Liquefactum (Off.). Bose.—1 to 3 minims (G-06 to 0-2 Cc.). Fifteen parts of water by weight added to 100 of above, i.e., 87% nearly. Sp. Gr. P067 to P069. This is used as a caustic. Trouble frequently arises with liquefied phenol crystallising in the winter, when there is a sudden drop in the temperature. Experiments which we conducted showed that the proportions 8-1, 9-1, 10-1, are all apt to separate. Suggestion to make this by adding 20 Cm. of water to 100 Gm. of Phenol, i.e. t'a./o f*as Sp. Gr. l-064 and a melting point after freezing 9r h (43 ■ t F.) It would therefore remain liquid in fairly cold weather.— C. T. Bennett, P.J.i./si,472. CP)Carbolic Acid, Camphorated. Phenol 12, Camphor 4, Water 1. Melt or rub together till liquefied. Is not miscible with water or glycerin. Antiseptic, and local anaesthetic, serviceable in toothache. Ulcers produced by ‘ X ’ ray bums have been treated locally by a mixture of equal parts of Carbolic Acid Crystals and Camphor. Caution.—Neither of these, is intended for extensive general use. Tney are not suited for applying all over the face ! Accidents have occurred. Acne. In baci cases press out the comedones, puncture pustules, evacuate contents, and apply to each the smallest quantity of a mixture of carbolic acid crystals and camphor in equal parts or in pro¬ portion of 3 to 2. Subsequent usual sulphur applications.— Phineas Abraham, B.M.J. ii./i2,289. War wounds of all kinds, many of them ‘large,’ treated by application of equal parts Phenol and Camphor—highly spoken of. —I. Feldman and A. J. Walton, L. ii./i6,1043. Phenolisation ’ of gas gangrene wounds with Phenol 9 and Alcohol 1, was employed in the war, with Menciere’s Solution after. Hypopyon ulcers treated by a mixture of Phenol and Camphor applied with a match.—Bishop Harman, B.M.J. ii./2i,737. CeD* Carbolic Acid Lotion. Syn. Phenol Lotion. Liquefied Phenol 1, Water 19 or more as required. Lotio Acitii Carbolic!, R.Q.H. Phenol 1 in Water 20, 40, 60 or 100 at 50° C. Solutio Phenolis, F.I., or Aqua Phenolata, to contain Phenol. Aqua Carbolisata P. Jap. is this strength. 2°/ w /o of JPl]Lotio Acid! Carbolici et Cocainm. Carbolic Acid i drachm. Cocaine Hydrochloride drachm, Cherry Lauiel Water 1 ounce, Bose \Vater 3 ounces. For pruritus. In the later stage of treatment of chronic eczema a Lotion contain¬ ing Phenol, Liquor Picis Carbonis, Glycerin and Spirit may be used as a stimulant to groAvth of healthier epidermis. * But sec par., page 16.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31360440_0001_0060.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
