Ointments and oleates especially in diseases of the skin / by John V. Shoemaker.

  • Shoemaker, John V. (John Veitch), 1852-1910.
Date:
1890
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Ointments and oleates especially in diseases of the skin / by John V. Shoemaker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS PART I. CHAPTER I. Ointments,. Local Medication of Skin Diseases—Antiquity of Oint¬ ments—Different Indications for Ointments, Powders, Lotions, etc.—Information about Ointments: Scanty, Scattered, and Insufficient—Fats and Oils : Animal and Vegetable—Their Chemical Composition—Comparative Permeability of Oils into Skin: of Animal, of Vege¬ table—Incorporation of Medicinal Substances into Fats: (1) Mode of Preparation, (2) Vegetable Powders and Extracts, (3) Alkaloids, (4) Mineral Substances, (5) Petroleum Fats; Chemical Composition, Uses, and Dis¬ advantages. CHAPTER II. Official Ointments and their Therapeutic Uses, ........ Ointments Formerly Official in the United States Pharmacopoeia,. National Formulary Unofficial Ointments, CHAPTER III. Ointments Official in the British Pharmaco¬ poeia, ........ (vii) PAGE 1 29 54 62 61