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This page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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Basilicon Ointment
Take 10 sote Pomade. Take of creosote, 1 fluid ounces resin, 4 ounces yellow wax, and 16 drachm; spermaceti ointment (see No. 4940 ), ounces lard; melt them together, strain 1 ounce avoirdupois; triturate them together through muslin, and stir constantly until in a slightly warmed mortar until perfectly cool. This is the resin ointment of the U. S. united, and subsequently until nearly cold.
Pharmacopeia. The British officinal pre- It is used as a dressing for scalds and burns, paration contains only 8 ounces resin, and chilblains, &c. It is very useful in ringworm substitutes simple ointment for the lard. and some other skin diseases; also as a fric- 4965. Yellow Basilicon Ointment. tion in facial neuralgia or tic-douloureux.