This section is from the book "A Text-Book Of Pharmacology, Therapeutics And Materia Medica", by T. Lauder Brunton. Also available from Amazon: A text-book of pharmacology, therapeutics and materia medica.
Yellow wax bleached by exposure to moisture, air, and light.
Characters. - Hard, nearly white, translucent. Not unctuous to the touch; does not melt under 150° F.
Officinal Preparations.
B.P
Charta Epispastica. Unguentum Cetacei. „ Simplex.
U.S.P
Ceratum. Compound Cerates - Ceratum Camphorae. ,, Cetacei.
„ Plumbi Subacetatis. Unguentum Aquae Rosae.
Use. - In the preparation of the above ointments and suppositories.
 
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