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296. Camphor, gum. Antispasmpdic, stimulant, expectorant, 

 antiseptic. Dose, 1 to 2 drams. It is useful in the treatment of 

 diarrhea. Externally it is used in liniments for its stimulating and 

 anodyne actions. A useful preparation known as soap liniment is 

 made as follows: 



Parts. 



Castile soap 10 



Camphor, gum 5 



Alcohol 70 



Water 1 15 



297. Cannabis indica or cannabis americana, fluid extract 

 of. Anodyne, antispasmodic. Dose, 2 to 4 drams. Very much 

 used in the treatment of colics, as it relieves pain without causing 

 constipation; also of value in the treatment of tetanus to control the 

 muscular spasms. 



298. Cantharides, powdered (Spanish fly). Vesicant. Used 

 only for its blistering effect, made up in an ointment with cosmoline 

 in the strength of 1 part cantharides to 4 or 6 parts of cosmoline. 

 Prepare by rubbing the ingredients together with a spatula. 



299. Charcoal. A mild antiseptic and deodorant. Used as a 

 dry dressing for foul-smelling wounds, either alone or in combina- 

 tion with other drugs. 



300. Chloroform. Antispasmodic, anodyne, and carminative. 

 Dose, 1 to 2 drams. Local anesthetic when rubbed into the skin 

 and a general anesthetic when inhaled. 



301. Creolin. Disinfectant, antiseptic, parasiticide, and deo- 

 dorant. Used principally as an antiseptic in 1 to 2 per cent solu- 

 tions; also in the same strength or up to 5 per cent to destroy para- 

 sites of the skin. Useful in the form of an ointment; strength, 5 to 10 

 per cent. To disinfect nail wounds in the foot apply creolin full 

 strength on cotton or oakum. A good ointment for parasitic skin 

 diseases is made as follows : 



Parts. 



Acetanilid 10 



Creolin 5 



Cosmoline 20 



Melt the cosmoline and while cooling add the other ingredients., 

 Creolin is also used internally as a vermifuge, 1 ounce in a quart 

 of water, given on an empty stomach. To kill rectal worms, give 

 1 ounce creolin in a quart of water as.an injection. 



