Resorcin Merck.—C.P., Resublimed or Recryst

Resorcinol. —White cryst.; reddish on exposure; unpleasant sweet taste.— Sol. in 0.5 part alcohol, 0.6 part water; ether, glycerin.—Antiseptic Antispasmodic, Antipyretic, Antiemetic, Anti zymotic.— Uses: Intern. , for vomiting, seasickne , asthma, dyspepsia, gastric ulcer, cholera infantum, hay-fever, diarrhea, whooping-cough, cystitis, and diphtheria; extern. , inflammatory diseases of skin, eyes, throat, nose, mouth, urethra, vagina, etc.— Dose: Seasickne , chronic gastric catarrh, cholera nostras, or cholera morbus, 2—3 grn. every 1—2 hours, in solut. or powder; ordinary , 5—10 grn. several t. daily; antipyretic , 15—30 grn.— Max. D.: 45 grn.— Extern. in 5—30% solut.