Salol

(sal'-ol), Salicylic Phenol Ester; or Phenyl Salicylate. A white, odorle , crystalline substance, melting at 430 C. It is used as an intestinal antiseptic, and as a substitute for salicylic acid, being le irritating to the stomach. Dose gr. ij-xv. It is decomposed in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol. On this account it has been employed to test the motor power of the stomach. A few grains are given in capsule and the urine tested at intervals for the decomposition-products of salicylic acid.