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DENTAL FORMULA.
A Disinfectant Mouth PVask. Signa.—Add i or 2 drachms to half a
„ . 1- 1- • pint of warm water,
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Acidi salicylici l part . "^
JJ. . .
Sodii phosphas 3 parts
. . ^.^^ IVarts.
Aquae destillatse . 30 parts. M.
Unna.
SiGNA.—Use as a gargle.
R. Acidi salicylici. . . . ziij
A Disinfectant and Stimulant Mouth '
Creasot'
IVash. ^ ' ' ' ' "^-^
\a-
r Ceris, or Adipis .
. . . . aa q.s. to
B . Acidi salicylici . . . . 3 ij make a Hrm ointment that will adhere
Spirit! vini rectificati . ^x. M.
to the skin.
Signa.—Use as a gargle.
For Burns.
For Perspiration of Hands and Feet.
»• Acidi salicylici
B. Acidi salicylici. 3 parts . . . ^j
^lei Olivae .... |viij M.
Magnesii silicat . 87 parts. M.
SiGNA.-Apply as a lotion.
SlGNA.-Use in the form of a powder.
An Emollient and Antiseptic Gargle. Fo^ Alveolar Pyorrhea.
B. Acidi salicylici . . . ^ij B- Acidi salicylici . . . 3J
Sodii boratis Eucalyptol M.
. . . . 3 iij 3 vi.
Glycerini ^ iiss SiGNA.—Apply to pockets by means oi
Aquae destillatae giij. M. cotton or a broach.
.
.
Antiseptic Solution.
Thiersch.
B . Acidi salicylici 4 parts
Acidi borici 12 parts
Water 1000 parts. M.
Useful as an antiseptic wash and especially during treatment of fractures of
maxillae.
ACIDUM SULPHURICUM—SULPHURIC ACID.
OIL OF VITRIOL.
Formula.—H2SO4. Sp. gr., 1.843.
Derivation.—Sulphuric Acid is obtained by burning sulphur,
mixed with one-eighth of its weight of nitre, over a stratum of
water contained in a chamber lined with lead. It is a dense,
colorless liquid, inodorous, with an acrid taste, oily consistence
and very corrosive. On the addition of water, with which it
unites in all proportions, there is an evolution of heat. In the
concentrated form it is only used externally as a caustic. Being
an acrid, corrosive poison, it causes death from asphyxia. The