Acidum Benzoicum (Styrax Benzoin, Dryan.), U.S
Description
This section is from the book "A Treatise On The Materia Medica And Therapeutics Of The Skin", by Henry G. Piffard. Also available from Amazon: A Treatise On The Materia Medica And Therapeutics Of The Skin.
Acidum Benzoicum (Styrax Benzoin, Dryan.), U.S
A. Diaphoretic, 17, 345.
Remarks
The principal use of benzoic acid in cutaneous therapeutics is in connection with ointments and cerates. The addition of ten to twenty grains to the ounce tends to prevent rancidity, and proves useful as a mild stimulant when such action is desirable. Benzoic acid is soluble in about 200 parts of water.
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