A handbook of local therapeutics / edited by Harrison Allen.

Date:
1893
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Credit: A handbook of local therapeutics / edited by Harrison Allen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The medicated balhs commonly employed in diseases of the skin are the following :—* The Acid Bath :— U. Acidi nitrici fort., ^1?^^ Acidi hydrochlorici fort., IpJ Aqute, C. XXX. M. Employed in Pruritus, Urticaria, and Papular Eczema. The Alkaline Bath :— U. Sodii carbonat., Aqu^, ^- M. Another is as follows:— R. Potassii carbonat., ^ Sodii carbonat., Sodii biborat., 3'J- ^' One such powder is to be used in a thirty-gallon bath, with half a pound of starch, the latter previously boiled with water to make a clear starch. Employed in Acute Eczema, Urticaria, Erythema, Psoriasis, and Ichthyosis. A forir.ula employed for children is as follows :— R. Sodii biborat., .^j Sodii carbonat., o'J. Potassii carbonat., ^ iij- M. Two to four teaspoonfuls of this powder for every gallon of water, with double the amount of dry starch. The Creasote or Carbolic Acid Bath :— R. Creasoti (m< acid carbolic), f.jij Glycerini f^'J Aquze, C. xxx. M. This is employed in Pruritus and in certain forms of Squamous Eczema. The Sulphur Bath :— R . Potassii sulphuret., iv Aquae, C. xxx. M. This is employed in Psoriasis, Pityriasis, Acne, and Impetigo, and as a specific in Scabies. Another formula is the following :— R. Sulphur, precipitat., 5 iv Sodii hyposulphit., 3] Acid, sulphuric, fort., f^j Aquae, C. xxx. M. * Not to be used in a m^tal-lined tub.