Consists of 2 fl. dr. of solution of lead and 2 fl. dr. of rectified spirit diluted with water up to a pint, B.P. Solution of acetate of lead 3, distilled water 97 parts, U.S.P.

Uses. - Used as a mild astringent and sedative to irritable and itching skin-diseases and superficial inflammation; as an eye-wash unless ulceration of the cornea be present; as an injection in leucorrhoea and pruritus pudendi.