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BENZOIC ACID. 209
Antiseptic Mouth Wash.
Dr. W. D. Miller.
K . Acidi benzoic! 3-
Tinct. eucalypti 'S-
Alcoholis loo.
01. Menth.pip 0.75
For an Antiseptic and Disinfectant Mouth Wash.
Dr. L. p. Bethel.
R. Benzoic acid
Orris root
X°^
Cinnamon, pv., aii
Soap bark 2-oz
Tannic acid Jdr
Borax gr.20
01. wintergreen 3°1fU,
01. peppermint idr
Cochineal X^""
Sugar 4-oz
Alcohol 12-0Z
Water 20-oz M.
Macerate 6 days and filter.
SiGNA.—For rinsing purposes 6 or 8 drops in half a glass of water. In
stronger solution for inflammation and pain after extraction.

LiSTERiNE, the formula of which is thyme, eucalyptus, baptisia,
gaultheria, and mentha arvensis, in combination, each fluid
drachm also containing two grains of benzo-boracic acid, is
largely employed as an antiseptic, deodorizer, and disinfectant, in
surgical practice, in the form of a lotion, a gargle, a dressing, or
an injection. In dental practice, listerine is reliable in inflamma-
tions and ulcerations of mucous membrane, and wounds of the
mouth, in the form of a lotion or dressing ; for alveolar abscesses,
necrosis and caries of maxillary bones, in the form of injections
and lotions ; after the extraction of teeth, as a mouth wash ; and
for offensive breath, as a gargle. It may be employed in its full
strength, or in various degrees of dilution with water.
For such diseases as diphtheria, catarrh, dysentery, scarlatina,
erysipelas, smallpox, diff"erent forms of fevers, etc., the dose is
one teaspoonful three or more times a day (as indicated).
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