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306 DENTAL MEDICINE.
mucous membrane of the mouth, vomiting, cholera infantum,
and diarrhoea of children during painful dentition. It is best
given in milk, and before meals.
For cancrum oris, after using a disinfecting solution to cleanse
the gangrenous part, the topical application of subnitrate of
bismuth, every three hours, corrects the fetor, arrests the progress
of the gangrene, and hastens cicatrization.
DENTAL FORMULA.
For Vomiting and Painful Digestion For Diarrhoea of Dentition.
of Teething Children, Acidity and „ ^. .1 • . -. ,
' Bismuthi subnitrat. .
. Ji • . . gr. Ix
y ' CI . . gtt. viij
Extract rhei fluid
BaRTHOLOW.
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byrup rubus . . . . 3 ss
1
R. Bismuthi subnitrat. . ^iij Elixir aurantii . . . f|ss. M.
Acid carbol gr. ij-gr. iv Signa.—A teaspoonful 4 to 6 times a
Mucil. acaciae
. . . . ^j (lay. Proper feeding—barley water,
Aquae menthae pip. . . ^ iij. M. milk and lime water. Starchy food
Signa.—A tablespoonful for adults prohibited,
and proportionate quantity for chil-
' J ^ J^' For Indigestion, Cholera Infantum,
For Gangrene of Mouth ( Cancrum Vomiting and Diarrhcea, Disordered
Digestion.
Oris).
R . Bismuthi subnitras (powd.) R . Bismuthi subnitrat, grs. iij to vj
Signa.—Applied to ulcerated surface, for children, every hour, or grs.
and covered with absorbent cotton. v to x or xv for adults.
Dermatol is a basic gallate of bismuth in the form of a fine
safFron-yellow powder, odorless and innocuous. It is insoluble
in water, alcohol, and ether; not hydroscopic, or otherwise
affected by air or light. It resembles iodoform in appearance,
and possesses astringent, antiseptic and dessicant properties. It
is used externally in wounds, ulcers, and inflammations of
mucous membranes, and is of especial value in lesions, attended
by profuse secretion, as eczema, burns, ulcers, wounds, and
diseases of the eye and ear. Internally, it is employed in
diarrhoea, etc. As an antiseptic it prevents putrefaction, and
also the development of bacteria when used as a 1. 10 per cent,
solution. Dermatol may be used as a powder, as liquid and
paste, in emulsion of collodion, glycerine, and essential oils, and
as an ointment with lanolin wax, oxide of zinc, and paraffin.