Ichthyol
1 Americanabbreviation
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Ichthyol, 10 to 20% in lanoline spread on linen and worn at night, often dispels an attack at the beginning.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
In extremely sluggish cases the following, used cautiously, is of value:— ℞ Ichthyol, Saponis viridis, Sulphur, præcip.,
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Ichthyol when rubbed undiluted on the normal skin does not set up dermatitis, yet it is a resolvent, and in a high degree a soother of pain and itching.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various
This resembles the figure of the Guaperva maxima caudata in Willughby's Ichthyol.
From A Voyage to New Holland by William Dampier
Dry the skin with a soft towel and apply a thick coating of equal parts of Ichthyol and vaselin, and over this place antiseptic gauze or sterilized absorbent cotton.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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