Creolin

Saponified Dephenolated Coal-tar Creosote , Pearson .—Dark syrupy liq.; tar odor.— Sol. in alcohol, ether, chloroform; milky emulsion with water; sol. in water to 2 1/2 %.—Disinfectant, Deodorizer, Styptic, Anti choleraic, etc.— Uses: Non-poisonous substitute for carbolic acid, etc. Removes odor of iodoform. Intern. , dysentery, diarrhea, meteorism, gastric catarrh, worms, thrush, diphtheria, etc.; enema 1/2 % solut. in dysenteric troubles; extern. , 1/2 to 2% solut. in surgical operations, 1/10 — 1/2 % injection for gonorrhea, 2—5% ointment in scabies and pediculi, erysipelas, cystitis, burns, ulcers, etc.— Dose: 1—5 ♏ 3 t. daily, in pills. In cholera 16 ♏ every 1/2 —1 hour for 5 doses, then at longer intervals.— Caution: Aqueous solut. should be freshly made when wanted.