Latin, Amylum (Gen., Amyli)

Eng., Starch. Synonym, Corn Starch.

Form

A white powder or white masses.

Odor And Taste

Odorless and tasteless.

Solubility

Insoluble in water or alcohol. Forms a whitish, gelatinous paste when boiled with water.

Official Preparations.

Glyceritum Amyli

Eng., Glycerite of Starch. Starch, 10 Gm.; Water, 10 mils; Glycerin, 80 Gm.

Therapeutic Action

Protective and diluent.

Uses

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.

Administration

The only common employment of starch in prescription writing is in various powders and ointments.

In the treatment of prickly heat:

Amylum Starch 271

or

Acidi Salicylici.........................................................

gr. x

6

Acidi Borici...........................................................

3j

4

0

Zinci Oxidi............................................................

3iv

15

0

Amyli...........................................................................

Amylum Starch 272

30

0

M.

Sig

Apply as directed.

Or:

Amylum Starch 273

or

Acidi Borici,

Talci Pur.,

Zinci Oxidi,

Amyli.........................................................................

āā. 3ij

8

M.

Sig

Apply freely.

1 Stelwagon: Diseases of the Skin.

In the treatment of the lesions of smallpox:

Amylum Starch 274

or

Hydrarg. Ammon................

gr. x

65

Amyli,

Zinci Oxidi...............................

aa. 3ij

8

00

Petrolati...................................

q. s.Amylum Starch 275

30

00

M.

Sig

Apply as directed.