This section is from the book "Practical Materia Medica And Prescription Writing", by Oscar W. Bethea. Also available from Amazon: Practical Materia Medica and Prescription Writing.
Latin, Amylum (Gen., Amyli)
Eng., Starch. Synonym, Corn Starch.
A white powder or white masses.
Odorless and tasteless.
Insoluble in water or alcohol. Forms a whitish, gelatinous paste when boiled with water.
Eng., Glycerite of Starch. Starch, 10 Gm.; Water, 10 mils; Glycerin, 80 Gm.
Protective and diluent.
Employed with other agents in the treatment of prickly heat, chafing, dermatitis, etc. Prepared by boiling with water it is used in baths for the relief of skin diseases characterized by itching, as pruritus, eczema, etc. It is an antidote for iodine poisoning.
The only common employment of starch in prescription writing is in various powders and ointments.
In the treatment of prickly heat:
or | |||
Acidi Salicylici......................................................... | gr. x | 6 | |
Acidi Borici........................................................... | 3j | 4 | 0 |
Zinci Oxidi............................................................ | 3iv | 15 | 0 |
Amyli........................................................................... | 30 | 0 |
M.
Apply as directed.
Or:
or | |||
Acidi Borici, | |||
Talci Pur., | |||
Zinci Oxidi, | |||
Amyli......................................................................... | āā. 3ij | 8 |
M.
Apply freely.
1 Stelwagon: Diseases of the Skin.
In the treatment of the lesions of smallpox:
or | |||
Hydrarg. Ammon................ | gr. x | 65 | |
Amyli, | |||
Zinci Oxidi............................... | aa. 3ij | 8 | 00 |
Petrolati................................... | q. s. | 30 | 00 |
M.
Apply as directed.
 
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