Unguentum fuscum , brown ointment

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Source: Ointments and oleates especially in diseases of the skin by Shoemaker, John V. (John Vietch), 1852-1910. no 90020932 (1890), paragraph-680.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• of cam¬ phorated brown plaster 2 parts ; olive-oil, 1 part; suet, 1 part
• of red oxide of lead 30 parts ; olive-oil, 60 parts; yellow wax, 15 par'ts ; camphor, 1 part

Method as extracted

1. Take of cam¬ phorated brown plaster 2 parts ; olive-oil, 1 part; suet, 1 part.
2. Melt them together, and stir the mass until it is cold.
3. Take of red oxide of lead 30 parts ; olive-oil, 60 parts; yellow wax, 15 par'ts ; camphor, 1 part.
4. Then add the remainder of the oil, excepting a small quantity required for trituration with the camphor, and boil the whole over a naked fire, under constant stirring, until gas-bubbles rise, or until the red color of the mixture begins to turn brown.
5. Mix thoroughly, allow the mixture to become somewhat cool, and, while it is still warm, pour the plaster into paper molds, previously coated with mucilage containing about 5 per cent, of glycerin and dried.

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