A handbook of local therapeutics / edited by Harrison Allen.

Date:
1893
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    local remedy in Diphtheria. A lozenge is offered for same, which con- tains two grains of sulphur to the mass. Oleum Lini Sulphuratum. Sulphur Balsam. This preparation is made by boiling sulphur with linseed oil. Sulphur balsam is an old form of securing the local effect of sulphur upon the tissues. Sulphuris Hypochloritum. Hypochloride of Sulphur. Sulphur hypochloride is a mixture of sulphur chloride and sulphur. Sulphur chloride is prepared by passing dry chlorine over dry sulphur. Diseases of the Skin.—Hypochloride of sulphur, two drachms, combined with carbonate of potassium, ten grains ; lard, one ounce, and oil of bitter almond, ten drops, has been employed in the treatment of Acne. Sulphuris Iodidum. Iodide of Sulphur. Iodide of sulphur is a grayish-black solid, generally in pieces having a radiated, crystalline appearance, the characteristic odor of iodine, a somevifhat acrid taste, and a faintly acid reaction. It is insoluble in water, but very soluble in disulphide of carbon ; also soluble in about sixty parts of glycerin. Alcohol and ether dissolve out all the iodine, leaving the sulphur. When exposed to the air it gradually loses iodine. (U. S. D.) Iodide of sulphur is alterative. Diseases of the Skin.—Iodide of sulphur enters into the cumposi- tion of an ointment sometimes employed in the treatment of Acne. Ten grains to a drachm are incorporated with an ounce of lard. SUMBUL. Sumbul. Musk Root. The root of Ferula suvibul. (U. S. P.) It contains two volatile oils, two balsamic resins, angelic and valerianic acids. The single official preparation is the tincture, which contains the activity of ten parts of sumbul in one hundred parts of alcohol. Sumbul is a nervous stimulant and antispasmodic. Diseases of the Throat, etc.—Sumbul is employed by M. Mac- kenzie in the form of the tincture. One drachm is added to nine of rectified spirits ; nitrate of potassium paper (q. v.) is moistened therewith. It mitigates the irritative effects of the inhalation of the fumes of the burning paper in the treatment of Spasm of the Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchial Tubes.