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Eng., Precipitated Sulphur. Made by acting upon Sublimed Sulphur with calcium hydroxide, precipitating the solution with hydrochloric acid and washing the precipitate.
A fine amorphous powder of a pale lemon-yellow color. Odor and Taste.-Odorless and tasteless. Solubility.-Insoluble in water or alcohol. Average Dose.-1 drachm (4 Gm.).
Eng., Sulphur Ointment. Contains 15 per cent. of Sublimed Sulphur in Benzoinated Lard.
Antiseptic, antiparasitic, laxative, diaphoretic.
Internally it is sometimes used as a laxative and as an adjuvant to the bismuth treatment of diarrhea and dysentery. Externally it is extensively employed in the treatment of parasitic skin diseases, as scabies, tinea, etc.
Owing to its fine state of subdivision, its purity and freedom from odor and taste, the Precipitated Sulphur would seem to be the preferable form for medicinal use.
Internally Sulphur is not often employed by the profession, though it is sometimes prescribed either alone or with some other agents, as Potassium Bitartrate.
Externally it is frequently employed in ointments.
In the treatment of grain-itch:
or | |||||
Betanaphtholis | ............................................ | gr. xxx | 2 | 0 | |
Sulphuris Praecip. | ..................................... | gr. xl | 2 | 5 | |
Adipis Benzoinati | .................................... | q. s. | 30 | 0 |
M.
Apply as directed.
Used as an antiparasitic:
or | |||
Sulphuris Praecip.......................................... | 3ij | 8 | |
Saponis Mollis | |||
Olei Cadini....................................................... | āā. 3j | 4 | |
Adipis Benzoinati......................................... | q. s: | 30 |
M.
Apply as directed.
Used in the treatment of ringworm of the scalp:
or | |||
Betanaphtholis................................................ | 3ss | 2 | |
Olei Cadini...................................................... | 3j | 4 | |
Ung. Sulphuris.............................................. | 30 |
M.
Apply as directed.
1 Musser and Kelly: Practical Treatment. 2 Stelwagon: Diseases of the Skin. 3 Ibid.
In the treatment of scabies:
or | |||
Sulphuris Loti, | |||
Olei Cadini, | |||
Cretae Praep.................................................... | āā. 3ij | 8 | |
Saponis Mollis............................................. | 3v | 19 | |
Adipis............................................................. | q. s. | 60 |
M.
Rub in thoroughly.
As an application in pruritic diseases of the skin:
or | |||
Phenolis.......................................................... | gr. v | 32 | |
Sulphuris Praecip....................................... | gr. xxx | 2 | 00 |
Camphorae....................................................... | gr. x | 65 | |
Ung. Zinci Oxidi....................................... | q. s. | 30 | 00 |
M.
Apply frequently to irritable surface.
 
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