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.
D. Trichophytosis, Watson (Ind. Med. Gaz.), 137, 2/75, 750
Boracic or boric acid is soluble in 26 parts of water, and is credited with antiseptic and germicidal properties, a claim which is not yet sufficiently substantiated.
 
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