It has more penetrating power than petrolatum or vaselin.
If the protruded pile is inflamed and hard to push back, the following is good and recommended highly:-- Chloretone 1 dram Iodoform 1 dram Gum Camphor 1 dram Petrolatum 1 ounce Mix and use as a salve.
Fluid or liquid petrolatum is much used now in the form of a spray in the treatment of acute and chronic catarrh and after irritant applications to the nasal cavities.
Under the name of Petrolatum is sold a semi-solid substance derived from certain kinds of petroleum called cosmoline or vaselin.
Accordingly, on theoretical grounds, an ointment base composed of pure stearin (if such substance were available) but softened by an admixture of liquid petrolatum would preserve the iodine satisfactorily.
The use of liquid petrolatum in chronic constipation, which has recently become the vogue, has naturally been commercialized; as a result, also naturally, claims of superiority of one brand over another have been made.
In the experiments, the results of which are tabulated below, the iodin and liquid petrolatum were heated at 100 C.
It appears, from further reading, that ordinary petrolatum will not “turn the trick”; presumably because it does not overcome the human short circuits which the Dionol Company declare are always present in inflammation.
These experiments did not show conclusively that no iodin was absorbed by thepetrolatum during the process of solution.
The mixture was subjected to treatment as indicated in the various experiments and from the weights of iodin and petrolatum used the percentage of iodin was calculated.
Liquid petrolatum is medicinal; it greatly modifies the intestinal flora; it acts as a lubricant and emollient; it modifies the absorptive powers of the intestinal mucous membrane; it is capable of influencing the digestion of fats.
Second, that the quantity of iodin absorbed by liquid petrolatum at room temperature, in seven months at least, is practically none.
Solutions of iodin in liquid petrolatum may be readily prepared (Reports Council Pharm.
The fact that all of the iodine present was in the free state appeared to indicate that iodine is relatively stable in liquid petrolatum solutions.
Glorified Petrolatum An Indiana physician sends us in a batch of leaflets detailing the marvels of “Dionol” and thus comments: “I received the enclosed in the mail today and I am puzzled, perplexed and astounded.
Liquid petrolatum with a little oil of eucalyptus has been most often the medium.
Melt thepetrolatum and add the tincture of cantharides, and while cooling add the other ingredients.
Melt the petrolatum and wax together and add the tannin while cooling; add the oils and stir until cold.
From the nature of its ingredients and mode of preparation we are led to believe that it is the most elegant and effective of all the “salve catarrh remedies” that have been brought to our notice: Petrolatum 1 ounce.
A few drops of the mixture of petrolatum and pure catnip oil, or of the tincture, should be placed on the scent spot every third day.
As this is a fine oil, the petrolatum is used to give it body, and this tends also to prevent loss of the scent when exposed to rain.
When this orange juice was six months old, double this quantity failed to protect; throughout this period it was kept in the ice-box and covered with a layer of oleum petrolatum to avoid the access of air or possible contamination.
Eliminative treatment was tried without avail; Dover's powder and warmth to promote perspiration; caffeine to promote diuresis; and 2 tablespoonfuls of liquid petrolatum three times a day to increase elimination from the bowels.
Chick, Hume and Skelton, as well as Hess and Unger, gave oleumpetrolatum to a series of pigs without the slightest favorable effect.
It may be added that we were unable to cure scurvy by means of liquid petrolatum or phenolphthalein, either in infants or in guinea-pigs, and likewise unable to protect guinea-pigs from scurvy by means of various laxatives.
Lard, petrolatum (or cosmoline or vaseline), cold cream and lanolin.
Petrolatum albi or white petrolatum is a few cents cheaper than the vaseline but the difference is of so small an amount that it is better to use the vaseline rather than packages which may vary more than the Chesborough product.
USES: Ointment used particularly when absorption through the skin is desired; mixed with white petrolatum or lard.
The petroxolins are solutions or suspensions of active medicaments in a mixture of ammonia soap and petrolatum or liquid petrolatum.
An ointment composed of ammonium oleate, white wax, light liquid petrolatum and alcohol scented with oil of lavender.
They are ointment-like mixtures containing starch or dextrin with glycerin, soft soap, petrolatum or lard mixed with some active medicinal agent.
Light liquid petrolatum and ammonium oleate, scented with oil of lavender and diluted with water and alcohol.
USES: A soap-emulsion of petrolatum intended as vehicle for oily applications.
Lane is desired, and “Petrolatum Liquidum, Leve” if the light varieties are required.
The oils sent out were (1) a light “Russian” liquid petrolatum having a specific gravity of 0.
This use of liquid petrolatum and of petrolatum products generally is by no means novel.
The liquid petrolatum has since become known under a variety of names, proprietary and otherwise, in addition to being used as a substitute or an adulterant for other, more costly, fats and oils.
New York [AJ] See also preceding report on Liquid Petrolatum or “Russian Mineral Oil” and following report on Angier’s Emulsion.
Besides phenol and camphor, a third substance was found which proved to be liquid petrolatum and to be present to the extent of 38 per cent.
The history of the internal use of liquid petrolatum was sketched in a recent Council report.
It was much more dense than the colorless, non-fluorescent liquid petrolatum now in vogue as a laxative.
A second expedient for the subduing of taste is fat covering, which consists of triturating the drug with liquid petrolatum or other fat, e.
Liquid petrolatum has the advantage over these of being devoid of tendency to rancidity.
He is aware of the fact that petrolatum is not a fat in the true sense of the word.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "petrolatum" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: balm; oil; ointment
