Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 99

=Ointment of Rose.= _Syn._ ROSE POMMADE, ROSE LIP-SALVE; UNGUENTUM ROSae, U. ROSATUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (P. Cod.) Washed lard (melted), and roses (centif.), of each 2 lbs.; mix, and in 2 days remelt the ma.s.s, and press out the fat; to this last add of fresh roses, 2 lbs., and repeat the process; lastly, colour it with alkanet root if required red.

2. (UNG. AQUae ROSae--Ph. U. S.) This is spermaceti ointment melted and beaten up with about 2/3rds of its weight of rose water until they congeal. Both the above are simple emollients. The last is an officinal 'cold cream.'

=Ointment of Rosemary= (Compound). (Ph. G.) _Syn._ UNGUENTUM ROSMARINI COMPOSITUM. _Prep._ Lard, 16 oz.; suet, 8 oz.; yellow wax, 2 oz.; oil of mace, 2 oz.; liquefy in a vapour bath, and when nearly cold, add oil of rosemary and oil of juniper, of each 1 oz., by weight.

=Ointment of Rue= (Span. Hosp.) _Syn._ UNGUENTUM RUTae. _Prep._ Fresh rue, 2 oz.; wormwood, 2 oz.; nitre, 2 oz.; lard, 16 oz.; boil till the moisture is expelled.

=Ointment, Rust's.= _Prep._ Calcined alum, 1-1/2 dr.; camphor, 1/2 dr.; powdered opium, 20 gr. balsam of Peru, 1 dr.; lead ointment, 5 dr.; triturate together. In chilblains, frostbites, frosted limbs, &c.

=Ointment of Sabadil'line.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM SABADILLINae, L. _Prep._ (Dr Turnbull.) Sabadilline, 15 to 20 gr.; lard, 1 oz. Intended as a subst.i.tute for ointment of veratrine.

=Ointment of Sav'ine.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM SABINae (B. P., Ph. L. & D.), CERATUM SABINae, L. _Prep._ (Ph. L.) White wax, 3 oz.; lard, 1 lb.; melt them together, mix in of fresh savine (bruised), 1/2 lb., and press through a linen cloth.

2. (Ph. D.) Savine tops, dried and in fine powder, 1 dr.; ointment of white wax, 7 dr.; mix by trituration. For the formula of the Ph. E., the uses, &c., see CERATE.

=Ointment of Scrophula"ria.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM SCROPHULARIae, L. _Prep._ (Ph. D. 1826.) Green leaves of knotted rooted figwort and lard, of each 2 lbs.; prepared suet, 1 lb.; boil till crisp, and strain with pressure. In ringworm, 'burnt holes' (_pemphigus gangrenosus_ of children), impetigo, and some other cutaneous diseases; also as an application to piles, painful swellings, &c. In the second it is said to be almost specific.

=Ointment, Simple.= _Syn._ OINTMENT OF WHITE WAX, SIMPLE DRESSING; UNGUENTUM SIMPLEX (B. P., Ph. E.), U. CERae ALBae (Ph. D.), L. _Prep._ 1.

(Ph. E.) Olive oil, 5-1/2 fl. oz.; white wax, 2 oz.; melted together, and stirred whilst cooling.

2. (Ph. D.) Prepared lard, 4 lbs.; white wax, 1 lb.; as the last.

3. (B. P.) White wax, 2; prepared lard, 3; almond oil, 8; melt together, and stir till it becomes solid.

_Obs._ The above are mild emollients, useful in healthy ulcers, excoriations, &c.; but chiefly as forming the basis for other ointments.

The corresponding preparation of the Ph. L. is spermaceti ointment. See _below_, also OINTMENT, LARD, &c.

=Ointment, Singleton's.= See OINTMENTS, EYE.

=Ointment, Smallpox.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM ECTROTIc.u.m, L. _Prep._ 1. Mercurial ointment, 1-1/2 oz.; beeswax and black pitch, of each 1/2 oz.; expressed oil of mace, 2 dr.; mixed together by a very gentle heat.

2. (Briquet.) Mercurial ointment, 4 parts; powdered starch, 1 part.

3. (Tourriere.) Iodide of pota.s.sium (dry and in fine powder), 1 part; expressed oil of mace, 2 parts; black resin, 4 parts; mercurial ointment, 8 parts. Used to prevent the 'pitting of the pustules.' See SMALLPOX.

=Ointment, Smellome's.= See OINTMENTS, EYE.

=Ointment of Soap.= 1. See CERATE.

2. (Camphorated; UNGUENTUM SAPONIS CAMPHORATUM--Hamb. Cod.) White soap (sc.r.a.ped), 1 lb.; water, 1/2 lb.; dissolve by heat; add of olive oil, 5 oz.; and when the mixture has partly cooled, further add of camphor, 1 oz., previously dissolved by heat in olive oil, 1 oz.; lastly, stir until the ma.s.s concretes. As an anodyne and stimulating friction in various local affections, as chaps, chilblains, rheumatism, &c.

=Ointment of So'dio-Chlo"ride of Gold.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM AURI SODIO-CHLORIDI, L.; POMMADE DE MURIATE D'OR ET DE SOUDE, Fr. _Prep._ (Magendie.) Sodio-chloride of gold, 10 gr.; lard, 4 dr. In scrofulous and syphilitic swellings, indurations, ulcers, &c.

=Ointment of Spermace'ti.= _Syn._ EMOLLIENT DRESSING, SIMPLE OINTMENT, WHITE O.; UNGUENTUM CETACEI (B. P., Ph. L. & D.), U. SPERMATIS CETI, L.

_Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Spermaceti, 5 oz.; white wax, 14 dr.; olive oil, 1 pint, or q. s.; melt them together by a gentle heat, and stir the mixture until cold.

2. (Ph. D.) White wax, 1/2 lb.; spermaceti, 1 lb.; prepared lard, 3 lbs.; as the last.

3. (B. P.) Spermaceti, 5; white wax, 2; almond oil, 20, or a sufficiency; stir constantly, until it cools.

_Uses, &c._ As an emollient and healing application or dressing to abrasions, excoriations, blistered surfaces, healthy ulcers, chilblains, chaps, &c. In trade, the Dublin formula, with double the amount of lard, is commonly employed. See OINTMENT, LARD, SIMPLE O., &c.

=Ointment of Squills.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM SCILLae, L. _Prep._ 1. (Brera.) Squills (in very fine powder), 1 dr.; mercurial ointment, 2 dr.

2. (Hufeland.) Squills, 1 oz.; liquor of pota.s.sia, 2 fl. oz.; reduce to a mucilage by boiling, then add of lard, 2 oz., or q. s. As a resolvent friction to indolent tumours and indurations.

=Ointment of Stavesa'cre.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM STAPHISAGRIae, L. _Prep._ (Swediaur.) Powdered stavesacre, 1 oz.; lard, 3 oz.; melt together, digest 3 or 4 hours, and strain. A very cleanly remedy for itch, and to destroy pediculi on the person. A similar ointment is much used by farriers.

=Ointment of Stramo"nium.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM STRAMONII, L. _Prep._ 1.

Fresh thorn-apple leaves, 1 part; lard, 4 parts; as ointment of hemlock.

2. (Pereira.) Powdered leaves, 1 oz,; lard, 4 oz.; mix by trituration.

3. (Ph. U. S.) Extract of stramonium, 1 dr.; lard, 1 oz.; as the last.

_Uses, &c._ To dress irritable ulcers, and as an application to painful piles.

=Ointment of Strych'nine.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM STRYCHNIae, L. _Prep._ 1.

(Bouchardat.) Strychnine, 16 gr.; lard, 1 oz.; carefully triturated together.

2. (Wendt.) Nitrate of strychnine, 6 dr.; lard, 1 oz.; as last. Both are used as a friction in paralysed parts, &c. From the extremely poisonous character of strychnine it should be used with caution.

=Ointment of Subac'etate of Cop'per.= See OINTMENT OF VERDIGRIS.

=Ointment of Subacetate of Lead (Compound).= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM PLUMBI SUBACETATIS COMPOSITUM (B. P.). _Prep._ Solution of subacetate of lead, 6; camphor 1/8; white wax, 8; almond oil, 20; melt the wax with 16 of the oil on a steam or water bath; remove the vessel, and as soon as the mixture begins to thicken, gradually add the solution of subacetate of lead, and stir the mixture constantly until it cools; then add the camphor, dissolve in the rest of the oil, and mix thoroughly.

=Ointment of Subchloride of Mercury.= See OINTMENT OF CALOMEL.

=Ointment of Subsul'phate of Mercury.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM HYDRARGYRI SUBSULPHATUS, L. _Prep._ 1. (Alibert.) Turpeth mineral, 1/2 dr.; lard, 1 oz.

2. (Biett.) Turpeth mineral, 1 dr.; sulphur, 2 dr.; lard, 2 oz.; oil of lemons, 15 drops. In herpes, porrigo, and the scaly diseases.

=Ointment of Sulphate of I'ron.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM FERRI SULPHATIS, L.

_Prep._ (Velpeau.) Sulphate of iron, 1-1/2 dr.; simple ointment, 1 oz. In erysipelas.

=Ointment of Sulphate of Man"ganese.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM MANGANESI SULPHATIS, L. _Prep._ From sulphate of manganese, 1 fl. dr.; lard or simple ointment, 1 oz. Alterative and discutient; in similar cases to those in which MECURIAL OINTMENT is employed.

=Ointment of Sulphate of Zinc.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM ZINCI SULPHATIS, L.

_Prep._ (Scarpa.) Sulphate of zinc (in very fine powder), 1 dr.; lard, 1 oz. In some chronic skin diseases attended with a lax state of the tissues, and as a dressing to scrofulous tumours after they have separated and the abscess has been discharged.

=Ointment of Sulphur.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM SULPHURIS (B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.) _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Sulphur, 1/2 lb.; lard, 1 lb. In the Ph. L. 1836 oil of bergamot, 40 drops, were added. (See 5, Compound.)

2. (Ph. E.) Sulphur, 1 oz.; lard, 4 oz.

3. (Ph. D.) Sulphur, 1 lb.; lard, 4 lbs.

4. (B. P.) Sublimed sulphur, 1; benzoated lard, 4; mix.