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LINIMENTA— LINIMENTS 



Liniments are liquid preparations for external use to be ap- 

 plied by friction. They are usually solutions or mixtures of oily 

 or alcoholic substances containing fatty oils. Some official lini- 

 ments are solid or semisolid preparations. Eight liniments are 

 official. Three have a fixed oil as a base, three alcohol, one turpen- 

 tine, and one a fluidextract. The following table indicates the 

 base in each : 



Alcoholic — Basis Alcohol Linimentum Saponis, Soap Liniment 

 '' " ''_ " Mollis 



Soap Liniment " Chloroform! 



Fluidextract " Belladonnae 



Oleaginous — Basis Cotton Seed Oil ' ' Camphorae 



Linseed Oil " Calcis 



' " Sesame Oil " • Ammoniae 



Turpentine Oil " Terebinthinae 



Linimentum Saponis — Soap Liniment. liquid Opodeldoc 



Soap, dried and granulated or powdered 6.0 Gm. 

 Camphor, in small pieces 4.5 G-m. 



Oil of Rosmary 1.0 mil 



Alcohol 70.0 mils 



Water, a sufficient quantity 



to make 100.0 mils 



Dissolve the camphor and the oil of rosmary in the alcohol, 

 add the soap and sufficient water to make the product measure 100.0 

 mils. Agitate the mixture until the soap is dissolved. Set it 

 aside in a cool place for 24 hours, then filter. 



Linimentum Chloeopoemi 



Chloroform 15.0 mils 



Soap Liniment 35.0 mils 



to make 50.0 mils 



Mix them by agitation. 



