Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 98

=Ointment of Pep'per.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM PIPERIS NIGRI, L. _Prep._ 1. Black pepper (bruised), 1 oz.; lard, 2 oz.; suet, 1 oz.; digest together in a covered vessel, by the heat of a water bath, for six hours, then strain, with pressure, add of expressed oil of mace, 2 dr., and stir until the mixture concretes. In piles, itch, as a friction in rheumatism, &c.

2. (Ph. D. 1826.) Black pepper (in fine powder), 4 oz.; lard, 1 lb.; mix.

In scald-head, &c.

=Ointment of Phosphor'ic Acid.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM ACIDI PHOSPHORICI, L.

_Prep._ (Soubeiran.) Phosphoric acid, 1 dr.; lard (softened by heat), 1 oz; triturate carefully together. As a friction in caries, osseous tumours, &c.

=Ointment of Phos'phorus.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM PHOSPHORI, U. PHOSPHORATUM, L.

_Prep._ (P. Cod.) Phosphorus, 1 dr.; lard, 6 oz. 3 dr.; melt together (in a wide-mouthed bottle) by the heat of a water bath, remove the vessel from the heat, and shake it briskly until the ointment concretes. As a friction in gout, chronic rheumatism, and several skin diseases.

=Ointment of Picrotox'in.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM PICROTOXINae, L. _Prep._ (Jajer.) Picrotoxin, 10 gr.; lard, 1 oz. In ringworm of the scalp, and to destroy pediculi. It should be used with care.

=Ointment for Piles.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM HaeMORRHOIDALE, U.

ANTI-HaeMORRHOIDALE, L. _Prep._ 1. Burnt alum and oxide of zinc, of each 1/2 dr.; lard, 7 dr.

2. (Bories.) Acetate of lead, 15 gr.; freshly burnt cork, 1/2 oz.; washed fresh b.u.t.ter, 2 oz.; triturate well together.

3. (W. Cooley.) Morphia, 8 gr.; melted spermaceti ointment, 1 oz.; triturate together until solution is complete, then add, of galls (in impalpable powder), 1-1/2 dr., essential oil of almonds (genuine crude), 12 to 15 drops, and stir until the ma.s.s concretes. In painful piles, prolapsus, &c. It is not only very effective, but does not soil the linen so much as most other ointments.

4. (Dr Gedding.) Carbonate of lead, 4 dr.; sulphate of morphia, 15 gr.; stramonium ointment, 1 oz.; olive oil, q. s. When there is much pain and inflammation.

5. (Sir H. Halford.) Ointment of nitrate of mercury and oil of almonds, equal parts, triturated together.

6. (Mazzini.) Nitrate of morphia, 15 gr.; citrine ointment, 1 dr.; fresh b.u.t.ter, 1 oz. As the last.

7. (Vallez.) Extract of elder leaves, 1/2 dr.; burnt alum, 16 gr.; poplar ointment, 1 oz. For other formulae, see the respective names of their leading ingredients.

8. (Ware.) Camphor, 1 dr.; simple ointment, 1 oz.; dissolve by heat, add of powdered galls, 2 dr.; mix well, further add of tincture of opium, 2 fl. dr., and stir until the whole is cold. In flabby mucous and painful piles.

9. (Zanin.) Spermaceti ointment, 1 oz.; powdered galls, 1 dr.; powdered opium, 18 gr.; solution of diacetate of lead, 1 fl. dr. When there is both pain and inflammation.

10. (From New Remedies.) Yellow wax, 8 parts; resin, 4 parts; lard, 12 parts; oil of sa.s.safras, 2 parts. Melt the wax, resin, and lard, remove from the fire, add the oil of sa.s.safras, and stir until the ma.s.s is solid.

This is said to be a most excellent application for painful or itching piles.

=Ointment of Pitch.= _Syn._ BLACK BASILICON, OINTMENT OF BLACK PITCH; UNG.

PICIS (B. P., Ph. L.), U. PICIS NIGRae, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Black pitch, resin, and beeswax, of each 11 oz.; olive oil, 1 pint; melt together, strain through a linen cloth (and stir until the ma.s.s concretes).

2. (B. P.) Tar, 5; yellow wax, 2; melt together, and stir till cold.

_Uses, &c._ Stimulant and detergent; very useful in indolent ulcerations, scald-head, and various foul eruptions. In itch and psoriasis, and other scaly skin diseases, a little sulphur is commonly added to it.

=Ointment of Plat'inum.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM PLANTINI, L. _Prep._ (Hfer.) b.i.+.c.hloride of platinum, 15 gr.; extract of belladonna, 1/2 dr.; lard, 1 oz. As a dressing for painful indolent ulcers.

=Ointment of Plumbago.= _Syn._ OINTMENT OF GRAPHITE; UNGUENTUM GRAPHITIS, U. PLUMBAGINIS, L. _Prep._ From pure plumbago ('black-lead'), 1-1/2 dr.; lard, 1 oz. As a dressing to ulcers, and in certain skin diseases.

=Ointment, Plunket's.= _Prep._ (Original formula.) Crowsfoot, 1 handful; dog's fennel, 3 sprigs; pound well, add of flowers of sulphur and white a.r.s.enic, of each 3 thimblefuls; beat them well together, form the ma.s.s into boluses, and dry them in the sun. For use, powder them; and mix the powder with yolk of egg, spread a little on a small piece of pig's bladder (size of half a crown), and apply it to the sore, where it must remain until it falls off by itself. Poisonous; in cancer; with great caution.

=Ointment, Poma'tum.= See OINTMENT, LARD.

=Ointment of Pop'lar Buds.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM POPULEUM, L. _Prep._ 1. Fresh poplar buds (bruised), 1 part; lard, 4 parts; boil until crisp, and strain. It never gets rancid. Emollient and stimulant.

2. (Compound--P. Cod.) Poplar buds, 12 oz.; fresh leaves of belladonna, common nightshade (_Solanum nigrum_), henbane, and poppies, of each 8 oz.; lard, 4-1/2 lbs.; as the last. Emollient, stimulant, and anodyne.

=Ointment of Potas'sio-tar'trate of An'timony.= _Syn._ ANTIMONIAL OINTMENT, TARTAR EMETIC O.; UNGUENTUM ANTIMONII TARTARATI (B. P.), UNGUENTUM ANTIMONII POTa.s.sIO-TARTATRIS (Ph. L.), U. A. TARTARIZATI (Ph.

D.), U. ANTIMONIALE (Ph. E.), U. TARTARI EMETICI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L. & E.) Pota.s.sic tartrate of antimony, rubbed to a very fine powder, 1 oz.; lard, 4 oz.; mix by trituration.

2. (Ph. D.) Tartar emetic, in very fine powder, 1 dr.; ointment of white wax, 7 dr.

3. (B. P.) Tartrated antimony (in fine powder), 1; simple ointment, 4.

Mix.

_Uses, &c._ Counter-irritant; in phthisis, chronic rheumatism, certain liver affections, and other deep-seated pains and diseases. A portion about the size of a nut is rubbed on the skin night and morning, until a crop of pustules is produced. The part should be well rubbed with a coa.r.s.e towel, so as to be reddened, before applying the ointment. The product of the Dublin formula is of only half the strength of those of the other Colleges.

_Obs._ Before adding the tartar emetic to the lard it should be reduced to the state of an impalpable powder. The precipitated salt is the best for this purpose. As the pustules formed by this ointment permanently mark the skin, it should only be applied to those parts of the person which are covered by the dress.

=Ointment, Pur'gative.= See OINTMENT OF COLOCYNTH, WORM O., &c.

=Ointment of Quinine'.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM QUINIae, U. QUINIae SULPHATIS, L.

_Prep._ 1. Sulphate of quinine, 1 dr.; lard, 3 dr. In the agues of children.

2. (Beasley _ex_ Antonini.) Sulphate of quinine, 1 dr.; alcohol (rectified spirit), 2 dr.; sulphuric acid, 10 drops; dissolve, and mix it with lard, 1/2 oz. In malignant intermittents; 2 to 4 dr. at a time, rubbed into the groin or axilla.

=Ointment of Red Sul'phuret of Mer'cury.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM HYDRARGYRI BISULPHURETI, U. H. SULPHURETI RUBRI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Alibert.) Red sulphuret of mercury, 1 dr.; camphor, 20 gr.; simple ointment, 1 oz. In herpes, applied twice a day.

2. (Collier.) Bisulphuret of mercury, 1-1/2 dr.; sal ammoniac, 1/2 dr.; lard, 1 oz.; rose water, 1 fl. dr. In several skin diseases, to diminish the itching, destroy pediculi, &c.

3. (Radius.) As the last, with 1 oz. more lard.

=Ointment of Res'in.= _Syn._ YELLOW BASILICON; UNGUENTUM RESINae (Ph. D.), U. RESINOSUM (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. D.) Yellow wax, 1/4 lb.; yellow resin, in coa.r.s.e powder, 1/2 lb.; prepared lard, 1 lb.; melt them together by a gentle heat, strain the mixture, whilst hot, through flannel, and stir it constantly until it concretes.

2. (Ph. E.) Beeswax, 2 oz.; resin, 5 oz.; lard, 8 oz.

_Obs._ A useful stimulant dressing to foul and indolent ulcers. For the corresponding preparation of the Ph. L., see CERATE, RESIN.

=Ointment, Resol'vent.= See OINTMENT, DISCUTIENT.

=Ointment of Rhatany= (Trousseau). _Syn._ UNGUENTUM RHATTINIae. _Prep._ Extract of rhatany, 1-1/2 dr.; cacao b.u.t.ter, 5 dr. Mix.

=Ointment, Ring'worm.= UNGUENTUM CONTRA-TINEAM, L. _Prep._ 1. Carbonate of soda, 1 part; fresh-slaked lime, 4 parts; lard, 120 parts.

2. Ointment of nitrate of mercury, 1 dr.; tar ointment and lard, of each 1/2 oz.

3. (Henke.) Hydrochloric acid, 1 fl. dr.; juniper-tar ointment, 1/2 oz.; marshmallow do., 1 oz.

4. (Pereira.) Tar, 3 dr.; lard, 1-1/2 oz.; melt them together, and stir in of acetic acid (Ph. L.), 2 fl. dr.

5. (Thompson.) Carbonate of soda and sulphuret of pota.s.sium, of each 1 dr.; creasote, 1/2 dr.; lard, 1-1/4 oz.

_Obs._ The hair must be cut off close, and the part washed clean before each application. For other forms, see _above_.