This new antiseptic has the same relative origin as thymol; it is derived from the myrtle, and is an oil, isomeric with the oil of turpentine (?). It is a very active antiseptic (Gubler). It prevents the decomposition of urine and other putrescible animal substances, and has been used to destroy the fetor of decomposing pus. As an active parasiticide it has been used successfully against the round worm, and the ascarides infesting the rectum. By Laboulbéne it has been prescribed for the expulsion of taenia, with only partial success

The parasitic affections of the skin favus, herpes, and pityriasis—are cured by myrtol.

In moderate doses this agent is rather grateful to the stomach, and is a stomachic tonic or stimulant. The most important application made of it is in the treatment of bronchorrhoea, fetid bronchitis, gangrene of the lungs, etc. Eliminated by the lungs largely, it stimulates the tissues through which it passes, and thus a local action is added to the systemic effect. Chronic bronchitis, capillary bronchitis, whooping-cough, humid asthma, etc., are maladies in which it may be expected to afford a large measure of relief. In haematuria not due to acute congestion, and in passive haemorrhages in general, it has been used with success.

It has long been known that oil of cloves, and indeed the essential oils generally, have the power to relieve a painful state of a sensory nerve. Inserted into the cavity of an aching tooth, they suspend the pain. A solution of oil of cloves in rhigolene is a nostrum for the cure of superficial neuralgiae. Rx Ol. caryophylli, ol. gaultheriae, ol. thymii, āā 3 j; tinct. benzoini, tinct. cinnamomi, āā oz iv. M. Sig.: Apply on lint, and cover with oiled silk.

The oil of cloves is the most effective deodorizer for sponge-tents hitherto employed.

The essential oils dissolved in alcohol (essence or tincture) are much used to correct flatulence.

Cajuput-oil has been used successfully in cholera, cholera-morbus, and nervous vomiting. Rx Ol.. cajuputi, 3 j; spts. chloroformi, tinct. cinnamomi, āā oz j. M. Sig.: A teaspoonful every half hour in glycerin or sirup and water. As a parasiticide, cajuput-oil is an effective local application in parasitic skin-diseases—scabies, tinea, pityriasis, etc.—and in the form of enema, in a suitable vehicle, against ascarides vermiculares.