ANTISEPTIC AGENTS. oe 
Glycerine entulsion, 
Todoform 
HM eee ee eee see eeeee reer eee rece cess eeeeeees 1o grammes 
GIF CONG cis ceninsomnss ceeniwarntennt Means dread 100 grammes 
Lodoform ointment. 
Redolotttic: «icin sngss 3a ere ems yegnens pexawes 7 to 2 grammes 
MASCLING wy isiesjsits eilsrecavncins wdaxpieee tains saneicice 
1o grammes 
Todoform is fixed upon gauze or wadding. 
fodoform gauzes are generally used in antiseptic dressings. They 
contain 10, 20 or 30 per cent of iodoform. Jodoform wadding is used 
to fill cavities, or in dressings following operations on the vagina. 
Dr-iodoform, a relative of iodoform, into the constitution of which 
enter 95 per cent of iodine, while iodoform contains but 69 per cent, 
is a yellow substance, insoluble in water, but little soluble in alcohol, 
very soluble in most of the hydrocarbons. It keeps indefinitely 
without alteration in the dark, but is very sensitive to the action of 
light. Inodorous and antiseptic, it is one of the most powerful cica- 
trizing agents known. Its microbicide power is comparatively 
small. (Maquenne.) 
Zodol, less odorous and less toxic than iodoform, possesses 
similar properties, and is used for the same purposes. Iodol gauze, 
vaseline and collodion are prepared with it. 
Salol contains 40 per cent of carbolic acid. Used as powder, like 
iodoform, it has the advantage of having no disagreeable odor. It 
serves for the making of antiseptic gauze and wadding. 
Cresyl (creolin) is much used as an antiseptic in Veterinary 
Surgery. Of moderate price, soluble in all proportions with water, 
alcohol and glycerine, having but a very weak toxicity, neither 
altering instruments nor discoloring the hands, it is simple and ad- 
vantageous in use. The strong solution (3 to 5 percent) is employed 
for disinfection of the operative field, the hands, instruments, and 
the treatment of infected wounds. The weak solution (1 per cent) 
may be used on bleeding wounds and mucous membranes ; it is ex- 
tensively used in obstetrical operations, and for the disinfection of 
the uterus. Cresyl is not good to use in the preparation for dipping 
the instruments during operations ; it renders them slippery and the 
white mixture it makes prevents their being distinguished and taken 
out with ease. 
Here are the two most generally used formulas : 
Cresylated alcohol. r 
Cresyl.....ceccecescereeeeersenereccesartececsenen es 1 gramme 
Alcohol (90°). -s+eeeceeenreeecereceesecesereeceescrs 1o grammes 
@ Cresylated vaseline. 
Crosyl..cescecccencceeneee cree steeseserersesee sees es 1 gramme 
Vaseline...osseccceeecetcereceee econ seen ence rene er ee 10 grammes 
Trichloride of Iodine is an antiseptic almost as active as corrosive 
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