CAEBOLIC ACID 331 



The glycerite of carbolic acid is employed as a local 

 application in stomatitis, upon the ulcerations of actinomy- 

 cosis with iodine, and also upon the skin to destroy ringworm. 

 It is inferior, however, to tincture of iodine for the latter 

 purpose. Two per cent, solutions are recommended to kill 

 lice and the acari of scab and mange. Carbolic acid is the 



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most serviceable remedy we possess to relieve itching. Two 

 per cent, solutions may be employed upon the unbi'oken skin, 

 ,but the strength should not be greater than half this amount 

 upon excoriated surfaces. In sub-acute moist eczema of 

 dogs, carbolic acid with zinc ointment (gr.5-Q i.), or the 

 following prescription, will be found of value in relieving 

 itching and promoting recovery : 



Calaminae S ss. 



Zinei oxidi 3 ii. 



Acid. Carbol i gr. xx. 



Liq. Caleis ad 3 iv. 



"" M. "■ ' 



Sig. External use. (Shake.) 



Care should always be taken not to apply carbolic 

 preparations oyer any considerable extent of raw surface, 

 and to muzzle dogs in the event of an opportunity being 

 afforded them to lick off any undue amount of the acid. 

 .A solution (1-50) in boiling water forms an efficient anti- 

 aseptic and sedative inhalation for horses suffering from 

 catarrh of the upper air passages. One of the most excellent 

 remedies for burns consists of a two per cent, solution of 

 carbolic acid in carron oil. It relieves pain and lessens sup- 

 puration, although carbolic acid in oil possesses little anti- 

 septic property, because phenol is so much more soluble in 

 oil than in the watery protoplasm of bacteria. Good results 

 have been reported with intratracheal injections in vermin- 

 ous bronchitis of foals and calves, consisting of the fol- 

 lowing: ■ • - 



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Acidi carboliei Hlxx. 



01. terebinthinae 3 ii. 



Chloroformi 3 ss. : 



M. 



Sig. Give at one injection intratracheally. 



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