4979. Neuralgia Ointment

4979. Neuralgia Ointment. Take 2 drachms each of cyanide of potassium, and chloroform, and make into a salve with 1 ounce lard, for external application.

4980. Ointment of Lead

4980.      Ointment of Lead. Take of olive oil, 1/2 pint; white wax, 2 ounces; sugar of lead, 3 drachms. Let the sugar of lead, reduced to a fine powder, be rubbed with some of the oil, and added to the other ingredients, previously melted together, stirring them till quite cold. This cooling astringent ointment may be used in all cases where the intention is to dry and skin over the part, in scalding, etc..

4981. Zinc Ointment

4981.    Zinc Ointment. Mix 1 ounce oxide of zinc and 6 ounces lard. This is astringent, desiccative, and stimulant; an excellent and useful application for burns, excoriations, and skin diseases attended by discharges.

4982. Chloroform Ointment for Neuralgic Pains

4982.    Chloroform Ointment for Neuralgic Pains. Mix 1 drachm chloroform with 1 ounce spermaceti ointment. (See No. 4933 (Spermaceti Cerate).) This should be kept in a wide-mouthed, stoppered phial.

4983. Belladonna Anodyne Ointment

4983. Belladonna Anodyne Ointment. Mix 3 drachms fresh and good extract of belladonna, 1/2 drachm powdered opium, and 3 drachms lard. For neuralgia, etc., apply with friction for 6 to 8 minutes.

4984. Aconitine Ointment

4984. Aconitine Ointment. Aconitine, 16 grains; alcohol, 12 drops; olive oil, 1/2 drachm; lard, 1 ounce. Rub the aconitine with the spirit, then add the oil by drops, and, after it is thoroughly mixed, pour in the lard rendered nearly liquid by heat; stir well until cold. A small portion is applied by the tips of the fingers and gentle friction, in neuralgic and rheumatic affections, etc..

4985. Ointment for Sore Nipples

4985.      Ointment for Sore Nipples. Glycerine, rose-water, and tannin, equal weights, rubbed together into an ointment, is very highly recommended for sore or cracked nipples.

4986. Tannin Ointment for Piles

4986.     Tannin Ointment for Piles. Tannin, 2 drachms; water, 2 fluid drachms; triturate together, and add lard, 11/2 drachms. An excellent application for piles.

4987. Spackman's Pile Ointment

4987.      Spackman's Pile Ointment. Mix together 11/2 ounces carbonate of lead; 6 grains sulphate of morphia; 1 ounce stramonium ointment (see No. 4946 (Stramonium Ointment)); and sufficient olive oil to make into a salve.

4988. Ointment for Piles

4988.    Ointment for Piles. Triturate 8 grains morphia in 1 ounce melted spermaceti ointment (see No. 4940 (Spermaceti Ointment)), until the morphia is dissolved; then add 14 drachms of galls in impalpable powder, 12 to 15 drops essential oil of almonds, and stir until the mass is cool.