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Ointments. 
/  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
L  November,  1900. 
The  ointment  of  turpentine  is  practically  the  compound  resin 
cerate  of  1870,  with  the  substitution  of  petrolatum  for  the  animal 
fats.  This  ointment  is  rather  more  stimulating  than  the  official 
cerate,  and  for  that  reason  more  desirable.  The  ointment  of  rose 
water  differs  from  the  official  in  that  oil  of  cotton  seed  takes  the 
place  of  the  expressed  oil  of  almonds,  and  the  use  of  distilled 
water  and  oil  of  rose  instead  of  stronger  rose  water.  This  formula 
gives  a  very  smooth  ointment  that  stands  well,  and  while  it  is  not 
as  white  as  the  official  ointment,  it  is  correspondingly  cheaper. 
OINTMENT  OF  BORIC  ACID. 
Boric  acid  ioo 
Petrolatum  900 
OINTMENT  OF  CARBOLIC  ACID. 
Carbolic  acid   50 
Petrolatum  950 
OINTMENT  OF  ROSE  WATER. 
Spermaceti   125 
White  wax   120 
Oil  of  cotton  seed   600 
Sodium  borate   5 
Distilled  water   190 
Oil  of  roses   2  drops. 
BELLADONNA  OINTMENT. 
Alcoholic  extract  of  belladonna  leaves  100 
Diluted  alcohol   50 
Petrolatum  850 
OINTMENT  OF  BELLADONNA  AND  MERCURY. 
Belladonna  ointment  500 
Mercurial  ointment  U.S.P  5°° 
NUTGALL  OINTMENT. 
Nutgalls  in  fine  powder  200 
Petrolatum  800 
OINTMENT  OF  GALLS  AND  OPIUM. 
Powdered  opium   5 
Nutgall  ointment   95 
OINTMENT  OF  AM  MONIATED  MERCURY. 
Ammoniated  mercury  100 
Petrolatum  9°° 
OINTMENT  OF  YELLOW  MERCURIC  OXIDE. 
Yellow  mercuric  oxide   20 
Petrolatum  •  •  •  98° 
