_Uses, &c._ In itch, scald-head, &c., in the first of which it is specific. It should be well rubbed in every night until the disease is cured; "but not more than one fourth part of the body should be covered with it at a time." (A. T. Thomson.)
5. (Compound; ITCH OINTMENT; UNGUENTUM SULPHURIS COMPOSITUM--Ph. L.)--_a._ (Ph. L.) Nitrate of potassa (powdered), 40 gr.; white hellebore (powdered), 10 dr.; sulphur and soft soap, of each 4 oz.; lard, 1 lb.; rub them together.
_b._ (P. Cod.) Alum and sal ammoniac, of each, 1/2 oz.; sulphur, 8 oz.; lard, 16 oz.
_Uses, &c._ In itch, as the simple ointment (1, 2, and 3.) They are more efficacious, but, owing to the presence of white hellebore, the Ph. L.
preparation is apt to cause irritation in persons with delicate skins. See OINTMENT, ITCH.
=Ointment of Sulphuret of Mercury.= See OINTMENT OF RED SULPHURET OF MERCURY.
=Ointment of Sulphurated Potash.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM POTASSae SULPHURATE (B.
P.) Sulphurated potash, 30 gr.; triturate, and add prepared lard, 1 oz.; mix. See also next preparation.
=Ointment of Sulphuret of Potas'sium.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM POTASSI SULPHURETI, L. _Prep._ 1. Sulphuret of potassium (dry and in fine powder), 1 dr.; lard, 9 dr. Alibert adds 1 dr. of carbonate of soda.
2. Sulphuret of potassium, 2-1/2 dr.; lard and soft soap, of each 1 oz.; olive oil, 1/2 oz. In several chronic skin diseases, as itch, psoriasis, ringworm, lepra, eczema, &c.
=Ointment of Sulphuret of So'dium.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM SODII SULPHURETI, L.
_Prep._ (Swediaur.) Sulphuret of sodium, 3 dr.; lard, 1-1/2 oz. In itch, for which it is very cleanly and effective. The last two ointments are most powerful when recently prepared.
=Ointment of Sulphuric Ac'id.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM ACIDI SULPHURICI, L.
_Prep._ 1. (Dr Duncan.) Sulphuric acid, 1 dr.; lard, 2 oz.
2. (Ph. D. 1826.) Sulphuric acid, 1 dr.; lard, 1 oz.; mix.
_Uses, &c._ Black, fetid; in itch. It is now seldom used. With oil of turpentine it has been used as a stimulating liniment in rheumatism. An ointment made of 1-1/2 dr. of dilute sulphuric acid to 1 oz. of lard is a good application in prurigo.
=Ointment, Sulta'na.= Spermaceti and white wax, of each 1/4 oz.; oil of almonds and butter of cacao, of each 1/4 lb.; melt together, add of balsam of Peru, 1 dr., stir constantly for a few minutes, and after it has settled pour off the clear portion; to this add of orange-flower water, 2 fl. dr., and stir the mixture constantly until it concretes. A very agreeable species of cold cream.
=Ointment of Tan'nate of Lead.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM PLUMBI TANNATIS, L.
_Prep._ 1. Tannate of lead, 1-1/2 dr.; powdered camphor, 20 gr.; spermaceti ointment, 7 dr. In inflamed piles, &c.
2. (Sundelin.) Decoction of oak bark, 6 fl. oz.; solution of diacetate of lead, 1-1/2 oz.; mix, collect and drain the precipitate, and mix it, whilst still moist, with lard, 1 oz.; camphor, 10 gr. In bedsores.
=Ointment of Tan'nin.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM TANNINI, U. ACIDI TANNICI, L.
_Prep._ (Richard.) Tannin, 2 dr.; water, 2 fl. dr.; triturate them together, then add of lard, 1-1/2 oz. Astringent and haemostatic. In piles, prolapsus, &c. It is a very cleanly and effective application.
=Ointment of Tar.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM PICIS LIQUIDae (Ph. L. E. & D.), L.
_Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Tar and suet, of each 1 lb.; melt them together, and press the mixture through a linen cloth.
2. (Ph. E.) Tar, 5 oz.; beeswax, 2 oz.; melt together, and stir the mixture briskly until it concretes.
3. (Ph. D.) Tar, 1/2 pint; yellow wax, 4 oz.; as the last.
_Uses, &c._ As a detergent application in ringworm, scald-head, scabby eruptions, foul ulcers, &c. It should be, in general, at first diluted with half of its weight of lard or oil. See also OINTMENT OF PITCH.
=Ointment of Tartar Emet'ic.= See OINTMENT OF POTASSIO-TARTRATE OF ANTIMONY.
=Ointment of Tin, Chloride= (Nanche). _Syn._ UNGUENTUM STANNI CHLORIDI.
_Prep._ Perchloride of tin, 1-1/2 grain; lard, 1 oz. Mix.
=Ointment of Tin, Oxide= (Bate). _Syn._ UNGUENTUM STANNI OXIDI. Oxide of tin rubbed with oil of St John's wort was formerly applied for the cure of blindness; with Localette's balsam and honey, for the cure of indolent ulcers.
=Ointment of Tobac'co.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM TABACI, L. _Prep._ 1.
(Chippendale.) Extract of tobacco, 1 dr.; lard, 1 oz. As a friction in neuralgia.
2. (Ph. U. S.) Fresh tobacco leaves, 1 oz.; lard, 12 oz.; as ointment of hemlock. As an anodyne application in irritable ulcers, ringworm, prurigo, and some other skin diseases.
=Ointment, Tripharm'ic.= _Syn._ OINTMENT OF THREE THINGS; UNGUENTUM TRIPHARMACUM, L. _Prep._ From lead plaster, 4 oz.; olive oil, 2 fl. oz.; distilled vinegar, 1 fl. oz.; melt together, and stir until they combine, and a proper consistence is obtained. Cooling and desiccative; formerly greatly esteemed as a dressing.
=Ointment, Trooper's.= See OINTMENT, MERCURIAL.
=Ointment of Turpentine.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM TEREBINTHINae (B. P.) _Prep._ 1.
(Guy's Hosp.) Camphor, 1 dr.; oil of turpentine, 1 to 2 fl. dr.; dissolve, and add of resin of cerate, 1 oz. As a stimulant and anodyne friction in nephritic and rheumatic pains, engorgements, &c.
2. (Ph. Austr.) Turpentine, 2 lbs.; simple ointment, 1 lb.; mix by a gentle heat. As a stimulant dressing.
3. (B. P.) Oil of turpentine, 16; camphor, 1; soft soap, 2; dissolve the camphor in the turpentine, add the soap, and rub till thoroughly mixed.
=Ointment of Tut'ty.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM ZINCI OXYDI IMPURI, U. TUTIae, L.
_Prep._ From prepared tutty, 1 part; simple ointment, 5 parts; mix by trituration. Formerly in great repute in ophthalmic practice, more particularly in inflammation, &c., of the eyelids. See OINTMENT OF OXIDE OF ZINC.
=Ointment of Vera'trine.= _Syn._ UNGUENTUM VERATRIae (B. P.); POMMADE DE VERATRINE; Fr. _Prep._ 1. (Magendie.) Veratrine, 4 gr.; lard, 1 oz.; mixed by careful trituration.
2. (Pereira.) Veratrine, 30 gr.; lard, 1 oz.
3. (Turnbull.) Veratrine, 10 to 20 gr.; olive oil, 1 dr.; triturate, and add of spermaceti ointment, 1 oz.
4. Veratria, 8 gr.; prepared lard, 1 oz.; olive oil, 1/2 dr.; rub the veratria and the oil together, then mix thoroughly with the lard.
_Uses, &c._ As a friction in neuralgia, neuralgic rheumatism, gout, dropsy, &c. A piece about the size of a hazel nut is to be rubbed for 10 or 15 minutes over the seat of pain, twice a day. It must not be applied where the skin is unsound, nor to a large surface at a time, and the greatest caution must be used, on account of the extremely poisonous character of veratrine.
=Ointment of Ver'digris.= _Syn._ OINTMENT OF SUBACETATE OF COPPER; UNGUENTUM aeRUGINIS (Ph. E.), U. CUPRI SUBACETATIS (Ph. D.). L. _Prep._ 1.
(Ph. E.) Resinous ointment, 15 oz.; melt by a gentle heat, sprinkle into it of verdigris (in very fine powder), 1 oz., and stir the mixture briskly until it concretes.
2. (Ph. D.) Prepared subacetate of copper, 1/2 dr.; ointment of white wax, 7-1/2 dr.; mix by trituration.
_Uses, &c._ Detergent and escharotic; as an occasional dressing to foul and flabby ulcers, to keep down fungous-flesh, and, diluted with oil or lard, in scrofulous ulceration and inflammation of the eyelids.
=Ointment of Vin'egar.= _Syn._ ACETIC OINTMENT; UNGUENTUM ACETI, U. ACIDI ACETICI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dr Cheston.) Olive oil, 1 lb.; white wax, 4 oz.; melt them together by a gentle heat, add of strong vinegar, 2 fl. oz., and stir until the mixture concretes. As a cooling astringent dressing, and as an application in chronic ophthalmia.
2. (W. Cooley.) Acetate of morphia, 6 gr.; acetic acid (Ph. L.) and water, of each 1-1/2 fl. dr.; dissolve, add the solution to simple ointment (melted), 1-1/2 oz., and stir the mixture briskly until nearly cold. In chronic ophthalmia, painful inflamed piles, &c.; also to remove freckles, and to allay itching and irritation in several skin diseases.
=Ointment of Walnut Leaves= (_Negrier_). _Syn._ UNGUENTUM JUGLANDIS.
_Prep._ Extract of walnut leaves, 3 drams; lard, 4 drams; oil of bergamot, 1 drop. Mix.
=Ointment, White.= Both SPERMACETI OINTMENT and OINTMENT OF CARBONATE OF LEAD were formerly so called, but the name is now obsolete. The CAMPHORATED WHITE OINTMENT of the Ph. L. of 1746 (UNG. ALBUM CAMPHORATUM) was spermaceti ointment to which a little camphor had been added.
=Ointment of White Precipitate.= _Syn._ OINTMENT OF AMMONIATED MERCURY; UNGUENTUM HYDRARGYRI AMMONIATI. (B. P.) Ammoniated mercury, 62 gr.; simple ointment, 1 oz. Mix. See OINTMENT OF AMMONIO-CHLORIDE OF MERCURY.