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Pharmacy  of  Salicylic  Acid. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Feb.  1876. 
Pommade. — Dr.  Wagner  gives  the  following  formula  : 
Salicylic  Acid  .  .  .  .  .  15  parts. 
Alcohol    .  .  .  .  .  .  30  " 
Lard   .  .  . .         .  $         •  •  150    "  * 
It  is  important  to  use  the  alcohol  as  a  solvent,  the  direct  mixture  of 
the  acid  with  the  lard  does  not  give  the  same  good  effects. 
Dentifrices. — M.  Paulcke,  a  pharmacien  at  Leipzig,  prepares  as  a 
dentifrice  a  powder  in  which  salicylic  acid  is  incorporated  ;  also  an 
u  elixir  dentifrice"  from  a  solution  of  the  acid  aromatized  with  oil  of 
wintergreen. 
Foot  Powder. — It  is  stated  that  salicylic  acid  removes  the  odor  of 
sweat  from  feet,  without  preventing  the  sweating,  its  action  being  to 
prevent  the  formation  of  butyric,  valerianic  and  other  acids  of  the  same 
family,  which  injure  the  feet.  M.  Paulcke  therefore  prepared  with 
salicylic  acid,  soap,  talc  and  starch,  a  powder  for  the  feet,  which,  whilst 
rendering  them  firm,  is  said  to  induce  an  agreeable  softness  and  to  re- 
move all  unpleasant  smell. 
Mixture. — The  following  formula  is  attributed  to  Professor  Wunder- 
lich:  -  • 
Salicylic  Acid  ......  1  gram. 
Oil  of  Sweet  Almonds      .  .  .  .  20  " 
Gum  Arabic     .  .  .  .  .  .  10  " 
Syrup  of  Almonds  .  .  .  .  25  " 
Orange  Flower  Water  .  .  .  .  .  45  " 
A  teaspoonful  to  be  taken  every  hour  when  children  are  sufficiently 
old  to  use  a  gargle.    Dr.  Fontheim  says  it  may  be  so  administered 
every  hour. 
Solution  in  Glycerin  and  Water. — M.  Muller,  a  pharmacist  at  Breslau, 
gives  the  following  : 
Salicylic  Acid  ......  1  gram. 
Glycerin     .  .  .  .  .  .  20  " 
Distilled  Water  .  .  .  .  .  80  « 
First  treat  the  acid  with  the  glycerin,  and  then  add  the  water. 
In  Switzerland,  salicylic  acid  has  been  used  in  typhoid  and  paludian 
fevers,  etc.  It  has  been  noticed  that  it  has  a  very  remarkable  cumula- 
tive action  ;  for,  after  having  obtained  the  desired  remission  by  a  first 
dose  of  4  to  8  grams,  it  has  been  found  that  a  dose  of  one-half,  or  one- 
fourth  that  quantity  on  the  following  days  is  sufficient  to  keep  the 
temperature  within  good  limits.  Dr.  De  Cerenville  recommends  that 
these  doses  should  be  administered  in  water,  flavored  with  liquorice 
juice. 
