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. Dry eczema, favus, Wilson, 44, 313. Psoriasis, 71, 32.
Pruritus pudendi, Rigby, 44, 313.
Pityriasis capitis, chronic eczema capitis, of children, pruritus, 209. Eczema of the bearded face, 210.
The officinal Unguentmn Hydrargyri Oxidi Rubri has been to a certain extent superseded by a preparation having glycerole of starch as its basis, and containing the officinal or a less proportion of the red oxide mixed with it. It is an application well adapted to irritable surfaces.
 
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