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. Scabies, which it seldom fails to cure speedily and effectually, 29, 278. Ecsema capitis, Kopp, 32, 2: 622. Pemphigus, 32, 2: 623.
The officinal preparation contains 5 per cent. of chloride of lime, and is called Liquor Calcis Chlorinatae. I have never employed it fur the purposes above mentioned. As a deodorizer of fetid ulcers its dm is well known.
 
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