Balsamum

{pal’ ’-sam-um) [fia/tfafiov, balsam]. A balsam. B. dipterocarp i. See Gurjun Balsam. Balser’s Fat-Necrosis. See Diseases, Table of. Bamberger’s Fluid. An albuminous mercuric compound used in the treatment of syphilis. It is made as follows: To 100 c.c. of a filtered solution of white of egg (containing 40 c.c. of albumin and 60 c.c. of water) there are added 60 c.c. of a solution of mercuric chlorid (containing 5 per cent., or 3 grams, of bichlorid of mercury) and 60 c.c. of a solution of sodium chlorid (containing 20 per cent.); finally, 80 grams of distilled water are added, which brings the bulk of the solution up to 300, containing 0.010 mercuric chlorid in every cubic centimeter. 136