This section is from the book "Laboratory Manual Of Pharmacology", by A. D. Bush. Also available from Amazon: Laboratory manual of pharmacology.
Salol is the phenyl ester of salicylic acid. Properties:
Appearance............................................................................ | Odor.............................................................................................................. |
Color ................................................................... | Taste ............................................................................................................. |
Note characteristic feel when bitten.......................................................................................................................................
Solubility: H20, I in 6670; C6H5OH, 1 in 6; very soluble in oils. Incompatibilities: To alcoholic solution (1 in 20) add dil. FeCl3....................................................................................................................
Triturate with camphor, or chloral......................................................................................................................................................
Phenyl Salicylate has been used in typhoid as an intestinal antiseptic; but perhaps more extensively in rheumatism as a substitute for other salicylates. Its use is not without danger, however, owing to the free phenol liberated in the intestines. Dose, 0.3 Gm.
 
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