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210 — DENTAL MEDICINE. ,

For Stomatitis of Dentition
Bt. Listerine gj R. Listerine ^j
Syr. simplicis . . . . jvij M. Glycerine gss
Water .... q.s. ad. ^ ij M.
SiGNA.—A teaspoonful every 2 to 4
hours after nursing or feeding.
or
For Sore Mouth of Nursing Women.
U . Listerine
Glycerine aa 3 vj
Rose water ^^
S'J^^
SiGNA.—Use as a mouth wash.
Local Anesthetic.
Dr. L. p. Bethel.
Listerine ^ij
IJ.
Carbolic acid (crystals) grs.x
Gum camphor grs.viij
Iodoform jss
Pond's ext. hammamelis ^ ij M.
SiGNA.—Used hypodermically.

ACIDUM BORICUM—BORIC ACID—BORACIC ACID.
Formula.—H3BO3.
Derivation.—Boric acid, formerly called Boracic Acid, is ob-
tained artificially by decomposing a hot saturated solution of borax
with sulphuric acid, which unites with the soda to form sulphate
of soda, and liberates the acid. It is in the form of white, shining
crystals, of a scaly nature. It is soluble in 26 parts of cold water,
in three parts of warm water, and feebly soluble in alcohol.
Medical Properties and Action.—Boric acid is antiseptic and
deodorant. It destroys minute organisms, and arrests fermenta-
tion and putrefactive decomposition, and is said to be a more
effective antiseptic than carbolic acid, and less irritating than
salicylic acid.
Therapeutic Uses.—It is locally employed as a dressing for
wounds, ulcers, burns, scalds, skin-grafting, etc., as it is non-irri-
tating, and lessens suppuration, and prevents decomposition.
Boric acid is employed in all the forms and combinations in
which carbolic and salicylic acids are used by the antiseptic
method, in the form of a saturated solution.