The student's manual of venereal diseases : being the university lectures delivered at Charity Hospital, B.I., during the Winter session of 1879-'80 / by F.R. Sturgis.

  • Sturgis, F. R. (Frederic Russell), 1844-1919
Date:
1887, ©1882
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Credit: The student's manual of venereal diseases : being the university lectures delivered at Charity Hospital, B.I., during the Winter session of 1879-'80 / by F.R. Sturgis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 3. is useful when the ulcer looks flabby and in- dolent. ^. Pulv. iodofonn 3 !• Zinci sulphat gr. v. Pulv. ac. tannic 3 !• M. Triturate. For local use. One serious objection to iodoform in private prac- tice is the strong and pungent smell which it has. Many attempts have been made to overcome this, and Dr. Bronson of this city speaks highly of combining the iodoform with some essential oil, such as pepper- mint, rosemary, and the like, which he claims over- comes the odor without interfering with the alterative action of the drug.* Should you from any cause decide to use a wet in preference to a dry dressing, you will find the formu- lae which I give below as good as any you can use : ]J. Ac. carbol. cryst 3 i-- 3 ij- Aquae 3 viij. M. Or— ^. Zinc, sulphat gr. v.-xx. Aqu^e I ij. * The following is the formula : 3. lodofonni pulv 3 i- Mucilag. acac, Glycerinse aa gtt. x. 01. menth. pip. (seu neroli seu caryophylli) gtt. i. Misce.