chrysarobin

American  

[kris-uh-roh-bin] / ˌkrɪs əˈroʊ bɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a mixture of compounds obtained from Goa powder, used in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin conditions.

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chrysarobin British  

/ ˌkrɪsəˈrəʊbɪn /

noun

1. a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions

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Etymology

Origin of chrysarobin

First recorded in 1885–90; chrys- + (ar)arob(a) + -in ²

Example Sentences

It can be checked with antiseptic drugs, especially chrysarobin, powder obtained from a tropical tree, which is an ancient remedy of Indian herb doctors.

From Time Magazine Archive

The British pharmacopoeia has an ointment containing one part of chrysarobin and 24 of benzoated lard.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

In some instances it develops from a long-continued and more or less generalized eczema or psoriasis, and in exceptional cases it is started by the careless use of mercurial ointment and of chrysarobin ointment.

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

If the patches are few and large, chrysarobin rubber-plaster may be used.

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

It is a morbid product in the tree, and yields to hot chloroform 50% of a substance known officially as chrysarobin, which has a definite therapeutic value and is contained in most modern pharmacopoeias.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various