D. Erythema, erysipelas, herpes, eczema, and superficial erosions, 16, 5: 113. Rosacea, eczema with much serous exudation, intertrigo, 4, 103. Squamous eruptions, 17, 973. Pruritus (in ointment), 203.

Remarks

It is commonly employed as a dusting powder, alone or diluted with starch, or in ointment. It probably acts merely as a protective.