5045. Deschamp's Plaster

5045.     Deschamp's Plaster. Fasten a piece of fine muslin, linen, or silk, to a flat board; give it a thin coating of smooth, strained flour paste. "When dry, apply 2 coats of colorless gelatine, made into size with warm water. This is said to he superior to the ordinary court plaster.

5046. Adhesive Resin Plaster

5046.    Adhesive Resin Plaster. Resin plaster, spread upon muslin, forms the well-known Strapping or adhesive plaster, so extensively used for protecting raw surfaces, supporting parts, dressing ulcers, retaining the lips of recent cuts and wounds in contact, etc.. It is gently stimulant, and is thought to assist the healing process; it is also employed as a basis for other plasters. Mix by a moderate heat, 1 ounce resin with 5 ounces litharge plaster. (See No. 5043 (Litharge, Lead, or Diachylon Plaster).) Or: 4 ounces resin, and 2 ounces powdered castile soap, with 2 pounds litharge plaster.

5047. Cancer Plaster

5047.     Cancer Plaster. White oak-bark, 4 ounces; bruise it well, and add urine sufficient to cover it. Infuse four days, boil it till it becomes as thick as molasses. Add 2 ounces honey and 2 ounces strained turpentine gum. To make this plaster caustic, add 2 drachms white vitriol. Spread on soft leather or linen. It may be applied to all kinds of ulcers and white swellings. For cancers it is invaluable.

5048. Anodyne Plaster

5048.     Anodyne Plaster. Melt an ounce of adhesive plaster, or diachylon {see No. 5043 (Litharge, Lead, or Diachylon Plaster)), and, whilst cooling, add a drachm of powdered opium, and the same quantity of camphor, previously dissolved in a small quantity of olive oil. Spread on leather. This soon relieves an acute local pain. Or: Powdered opium, 1/2 ounce; resin of the spruce fir, powdered, 3 ounces; lead plaster, 1 pound. Melt the plaster and resin together, then add the opium and mix the whole. Useful for rheumatic pains.

5049. Strengthening Plaster

5049.    Strengthening Plaster. Litharge plaster, 24 parts; white resin, 6 parts; yellow wax and olive oil, of each 3 parts; red oxide of iron, 8 parts. Let the oxide be rubbed with the oil, the other ingredients added, melted, and mix the whole well together. This is an excellent plaster for relaxation of the muscles and weakness of the joints arising from sprains and bruises. The plaster spread over leather should be cut into strips 2 inches wide, and strapped firmly round the joints,

5050. Cough Plaster

5050.    Cough Plaster. Castile soap, 1 ounce; lead plaster, 2 drachms; sal-ammoniac, 1 drachm. Melt the soap and lead plaster together, and add the ammoniac when the mi x-ture is nearly cold. This plaster must be applied to the chest immediately after it is spread, and must be renewed every 24 hours. It is often of great service in whooping-cough and coughs of an asthmatic character.