Creosotum

{kref-os-6t, o/-tum) \_apeaq, flesh; otitjetv, to preserve]. The product of the distillation of wood-tar, consisting of a mixture of phenol-compounds. It is an inflammable oily liquid, differing in this respect from phenol. It does not coagulate albumin or collodion. Most of the commercial creosote consists of phenol or contains a large percentage of it. It is valuable for its antiseptic, astringent, styptic, anesthetic, and escharotic properties. It is used extensively in pulmonary tuberculosis. Dose rr^ j-iij (0.065-0.2). Beechwood Creosote is best for internal use. Doseff\J (0.065). C, Aqua, a one per cent, solution. Dose f.3J-iv (4.0-16.0). C, ch250.xhtml m 213