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L. Emplast. Saponis.Saponis cum Opio. E.

L. E. Liniment.Pil. Saponis cum

strong lather rubbed into the feet of stockings and dried, preventsthe feet from blistering when much walking is required, and is thebest soothing application when the feet are blistered. Added toplasters it prevents them from becoming hard. It is good for rubbingbruises and sprains, and also the abdomens of children who havemesenteric engorgement.Enters into Cerat. Saponis.Saponis Comp. L. Lin.Opio. L.

Sapo Jalapinus. Pharm. Berlin. Jalap Soap. Take equal parts ofCastille soap and resinous extract of Jalap, macerate in alcohol witha moderate heat, and evaporate to the consistence of conserve. Itoperates more gently, and also more speedily than jalap alone. Thedose is not stated.

Sapo Mkdicinalis Amvgdalinus. P. Is made with oil of almondsinstead of olive oil. It has the same properties as the preceding.

Sapo Mollis. L. D. Soft Soap. Black Soap. E. Prepared byboiling oil or tallow with caustic potass. It is of the consistence oflard, and is brownish yellow, semitransparent, and contains numerousgranular nodules of undissolved tallow.Medicinally it has similar properties to the preceding, but is for themost part employed externally as a detergent for porrigo and vermin;sometimes in form of enema.

Sapo ex Oleo Terebinthin^e Volatili et Potassa. P. Starkey'sSoap. Take equal parts of subcarbonate of potass, distilled volatileoil of turpentine, and turpentine. In doses of gr. viij to gr. xij ormore, either alone or in some vehicle, it is diuretic and deobstruent.Externally it is detersive.

Sapo Resinis Medicatus. P. Soap Medicated with Resins. Takeeight parts each of resin of jalap, of scammony, or of any other resin,and sixteen parts of almond soap, dissolve in q. s. of alcohol, evapo-rate the alcohol, and reduce the whole to the consistence of anextract.

Sapo Stibiatus. Pharm. Copenhagen and Berlin. Antimonial Soap.. Take Jj of orange sulphuret of antimony, dissolve it by digestion inq. s. of solution of caustic potass, add distilled water (boiling,Copenh.) triple the weight of the liquid, in which dissolve Jvj ofmedicinal or Alicant soap, evaporate this over a gentle fire to theconsistence of a pill mass, and if the mass remains red add q. s. ofsolution of caustic potass, to render it of an ashy white colour. Thedose is not given.

Sapo Tiglii. New. Croton Oil Soap is prepared like almond soap,with an alkali and croton oil. The dose is gr. ij to gr. iij, in pills, or

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