Eng., Precipitated Sulphur. Made by acting upon Sublimed Sulphur with calcium hydroxide, precipitating the solution with hydrochloric acid and washing the precipitate.

Form

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.).

Unguentum Sulphuris

Eng., Sulphur Ointment. Contains 15 per cent. of Sublimed Sulphur in Benzoinated Lard.

Therapeutic Action

Antiseptic, antiparasitic, laxative, diaphoretic.

Uses

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.

Administration

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:

Sulphur Praecipitatum 1278

or

Betanaphtholis

............................................

gr. xxx

2

0

Sulphuris Praecip.

.....................................

gr. xl

2

5

Adipis Benzoinati

....................................

q. s.Sulphur Praecipitatum 1279

30

0

M.

Sig

Apply as directed.

Used as an antiparasitic:

Sulphur Praecipitatum 1280

or

Sulphuris Praecip..........................................

3ij

8

Saponis Mollis

Olei Cadini.......................................................

āā. 3j

4

Adipis Benzoinati.........................................

q. s:Sulphur Praecipitatum 1281

30

M.

Sig

Apply as directed.

Used in the treatment of ringworm of the scalp:

Sulphur Praecipitatum 1282

or

Betanaphtholis................................................

3ss

2

Olei Cadini......................................................

3j

4

Ung. Sulphuris..............................................

Sulphur Praecipitatum 1283

30

M.

Sig

Apply as directed.

1 Musser and Kelly: Practical Treatment. 2 Stelwagon: Diseases of the Skin. 3 Ibid.

In the treatment of scabies:

Sulphur Praecipitatum 1284

or

Sulphuris Loti,

Olei Cadini,

Cretae Praep....................................................

āā. 3ij

8

Saponis Mollis.............................................

3v

19

Adipis.............................................................

q. s.Sulphur Praecipitatum 1285

60

M.

Sig

Rub in thoroughly.

As an application in pruritic diseases of the skin:

Sulphur Praecipitatum 1286

or

Phenolis..........................................................

gr. v

32

Sulphuris Praecip.......................................

gr. xxx

2

00

Camphorae.......................................................

gr. x

65

Ung. Zinci Oxidi.......................................

q. s.Sulphur Praecipitatum 1287

30

00

M.

Sig

Apply frequently to irritable surface.