CHARTA

(Lat.), n. f. Ka3r(ch2a3r)'ta3. Gr., xapnjs, \aprLov. Fr., papier, carton. Ger., Papier. lt.,carta. Sp., papel. 1. See CHART. 2. Paper; a cla of preparations official in the U. S. Ph., Br. Ph., and Fr. Cod., consisting of paper imbued or spread with medicinal substances, intended either for external application, as c. sinapis, c. cantharid is, or for purposes of fumigation, as c. pota i i nitratis. [B.] C. ad cauteres [Fr. Cod.], C. ad cauterlum [Belg. Ph.]. Fr., papier a cauteres [Fr. Cod.]. 1. Of the Belg. Ph., a preparation made of 384 parts of yellow wax, 193 each of spermaceti and elemi, and 230 of Venetian turpentine, melted together and spread on pieces of paper. 2. Of the Fr. Cod., a preparation made of 60 parts of white wax, 45 of white resin, and 10 of Venetian turpentine, mixed together, strained through a cloth, and spread upon rectangular pieces of paper 10 ctm. long and 6 ctm. wide. [B, 95, 113 (a, 21).] Chartae ad cigaret as arsenic a les. See PAPIER arsenical. C. ad fonticulos [Swed. Ph.]. A preparation made of 60 parts of yellow wax, 120 of yellow-pine resin, 40 of refined suet, 20 of ordinary turpentine, and 5 of powdered acetate of copper, melted together and strained. Pieces of thin, stiff white paper are dipped into the mixture, so as to coat both sides, and allowed to cool. [B, 95 (a, 21).] Cf. EMPLASTRUM ad fonticulos. [B, 11, 95 (a, 21).] C. adluesiva. Thin paper spread with mucilage of gum arabic; used for sticking-plaster. [Bernatzik (A, 319).] C. antarthritic a. See C. resinosa.C. antasthmatic a. Fr., carton fumigatoire [Fr. Cod.] (ou antiasthmatique). 1. Of the Dutch Ph., a preparation made by saturating white paper with an infusion of 1 part each of belladonna leaves, digitalis leaves, stramonium leaves, and salvia (all in coarse powder) in 48 parts of boiling water, to which, after straining, 1 part of pota ium nitrate has been added; baking the ma ; sprinkling it with a mixture of 4 parts of tincture of benzoin and 16 of rectified spirit; and baking again. 2. Of the Fr. Cod., a preparation made by tearing 120 grammes of gray unsized gaper into strips; soaking it in water until it is perfectly soft; draining off the greater part of the water; beating the pulp into a homogeneous ma ; incorporating with it 5 grammes each of pulvis belladonnas, pulvis foliorum digitalis, pulvis foliorum stramonii, pulvis fructus phellandrii, and pulvis herbae lobelias, 10 grammes each of pulvis myrrhae and pulvis olibani, and 60 grammes of powdered pota ium nitrate; baking the ma in a tin plate; and cutting it into 36 rectangular strips. [B, 95 (a, 21).] C. antirrheumatica [Norw. Ph.]. See C. resinosa.C. arsenical is. See PAPIER arsenical. C. atropin is at a. Ger., Atropinpapier. A preparation made by spreading unguentum atropinae on Straitfleld ti ue-paper. A small square piece may be inserted into the conjunctival sac. [L, 57 (a, 21).] C. aurifoliata. Gold-leaf, used to protect excoriated parts of the skin. [L, 135 (a, 21).] C. bibula. See Bibulous PAPER. C. cerata. Wax paper; a preparation consisting of thin, well-sized paper impregnated with white wax; used for wrapping odorous substances, powders containing volatile oil, etc., for covering soft plasters, and for other purposes. [L, 65 (a, 21).] C. cerata phenyl at a. Wax or paraffin paper medicated with carbolic acid; used as an antiseptic protective dre ing. [Bernatzik (A, 319 [a, 21]).] C. chemic a [Fr. Cod.]. See PAPIER dit chimique.C. con glut in at a. Pasteboard. [L, 135 (a, 21).] C. cum extracto Giiidil. See PAPIER au gar on. C. cum pulvere sinapis [Fr. Cod.]. See C. SINAPIS. C. densata. See C. con glut in at a. C. emplastic a. Fr., papier cTempl . Ger., Pflasterpapier. It., carte d'impiastro. Sp., panel de emplastro. Paper covered with some adhesive substance, to be used for external application as a plaster. [L, 57 (a, 21).] C. emporetica. See Bibulous PAPER. C. epispastic a [Br. Ph., Belg. Ph., Netherl. Ph.]. Fr., papier epispastique [Fr. Cod.]. Sp., papel epispdstico [Sp. Ph.]. See C. CANTHARID IS. C. epistolaria alba. Ger., Schreibpapier. White writing paper; formerly it was soaked in alcohol and applied to excoriated parts. [L, 135 (a, 21).] C. exp lor at or i a. See Test PAPER. C. exp lor at or i a cserulea [Ger. Ph.]. Ger., blaues Lakmuspapier. Fr., papier de tournesol bleu. Sp., papel de tonasol azul. See Blue LITMUS paper. C. exp lor at or i a flava (seu lutea) [Ger. Ph.]. See TURMERIC PAPER. C. exp lor at or i a rube fact a (seu rubra) [Ger. Ph.]. See Red LITMUS paper. C. fumifera [Fr. Cod.]. See C. antasthmatic a. C. metae sacchari caerule a. Ger., blaues Zuckerpapier. The blue paper in which loaf sugar was formerly wrapped; smeared with camphor or white lead, it was applied in cases of erysipelas. [L, 135 (a, 21).] C. nitrata [Ger. Ph., Fr. Cod.]. Fr., papier nitre. Ger., Sal pet erp a pier. See Charta POTASH nitratis. C. parafflnata. Paper impregnated with paraffin; used like c. cerata. [Bernatzik (A, 319 [a, 21]).] C. per ceram tract a. Ger., mlt Wachs get rank tes Papier. See C. cerata. C. per picem liquid am tract a. Ger., The erp a pier. See TAR paper. C. pice a [Fr. Cod.], C. piceata. Ger., Gichtpapier. Syn.: c. antarthritic a, c. antirrheumatica. Paper coated with a mixture of 6 parts each A, ape; A2, at; A, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Ch2, loch (Scottish); [s. 208]