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Ointments.

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" Take of purified yellow Wax, a pound ; prepared Hog'slard, four pounds. Form them into an ointment."

UNO CENTUM CER.-E ALBJE, Dub. Ointment ofWhite Wax.

" This is to be prepared in the same manner as the former,with the substitution of white for yellow wax." i

These are useful dressings to benign ulcers and excoriations, hand lorm the basis of the majority of the compound ointmentsof the Dublin pharmacopoeia.

UNGUENTUM CETA'CEI, Lond. Spermaceti Oint-ments

"Take of Spermaceti, six drachms ,• white Wax, two drachms ;Olive-oil, three fuid ounces. Melt them together over a slowfire, and stir them constantly until they be cold."

Unguentum Spermatis Ceti, Dub. Ointment of Sper-maceti.

" Take of white Wax, half a pound ; Spermaceti, a pound;prepared Lard, three pounds. Make them into an ointment."

These ointments form the ordinary dressings for healingblistered surfaces and excoriations.

UNGUENTUM EL'EMI COMPOS'ITUM, Lond.Compound Ointment of Elemi*

" Take of Elemi, a pound ; common Turpentine, ten ounces ,•prepared Suet, two pounds ; Olive-oil, two Jiuid ounces. Meltthe elemi with the suet; then remove it from the tire, and mixin immediately the turpentine and the oil; lastly, strain tltemixture through a linen clotb."

Unguentum Elemi, Dub. Ointment of Elemi.

"Take of Elemi resin, a pound ; white Wax, half a pound ;prepared Hog's lard, four pounds. Form them into an oint-ment, which is to be strained through a sieve while it is hot."

S;/n. Ongucnt d'Elemi et de Tcrebcnthine (F.), Elemisalbe (G.), Ungucnto<li Elemi e Trementina (/•)•

These ointments are stimulant and digestive. They areused to keep open issues and setons ; and as a dressing to ulcerswhich do not admit of the application of the adhesive straps.

UNGUEN'TUM HYDRAR'GYRI FORTIUS, Lond.Strong Mercurial Ointment.*

" Take of purified Mercury, two pounds; prepared Lard,twenty-three ounces; prepared Suet, an ounce. First rub themercury with the suet and a little of the lard, until the globulesdisappear; then add the remainder of the fat, and mix."

Two drachms of this ointment contain one drachm ofmercury.

1 Unguentum Spermaceti, P. L. 1787.

8 Unguentum e Gummi Elemi, P. L. 1745.

1 L'ng. cseruleuni fortius, P. L. 1745.