parasiticide
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Once Mr. Bow spotted the lice, he escorted me to a delousing shower room in the hospital and I washed with a parasiticide that smelled like licorice.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various
Treatment consists in administration of moderate to large doses of potassium iodide, and in the employment of antiseptic and parasiticide applications; usually, however, radical treatment, such as employed in lupus vulgaris, may be necessary.
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
The powdered seeds make a useful parasiticide especially when used on the scalp, but it is necessary to avoid getting any of the drug in the eyes on account of its irritant effect.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
In the Pharmacopœia of India is given the formula for a parasiticide ointment, highly recommended in the treatment of pediculi: Unguentum anamirtæ: 4 grams Cocculus berries, powdered, 30 grams Vaseline.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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