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(Magnesium carbonate core) - a white light powder, almost insoluble in water. As an easy laxative for adults appoint 1-3 grams, children under one year - 0.5 grams, from 6 to 12 years - 1-2 grams per reception 2-3 times a day.
Magnesia white is also used externally as a powder and inside - with increased acidity of gastric juice.

Magnesium oxide) - a fine light white powder, almost insoluble in water. When injected into the stomach neutralizes hydrochloric acid. It is applied inside (0,25-0,5 - 1 g) with increased acidity of gastric juice and poisoning with acids. As an easy laxative - 3-5 g at the reception.

(English salt, bitter salt) - colorless crystals, weathering in dry, warm air, are soluble in 1 part of water. As a laxative is prescribed inside (at night or on an empty stomach - half an hour before meals), adults 10-30 grams in a half-glass of water, children at a rate of 1 g for 1 year of life. For chronic constipation, enemas can be used (100 ml 20-30%). When poisoning with soluble barium salts, wash the stomach with 1% magnesium sulfate solution or give inside 20-25 g in a glass of water. When poisoning with mercury and arsenic, intravenous administration (5-10 ml of 5-10% solution) is used.
Magnesium sulfate also has a choleretic effect: 1 tablespoon 20-25% solution 3 times a day. Magnesium sulfate has a calming effect on the central nervous system (depending on the dose, a sedative, hypnotic or narcotic effect is observed), it is used as an anticonvulsant, antispasmodic, in the treatment of hypertension (mainly in the early stages) with a course of treatment of 15-20 injections daily. Along with a decrease in blood pressure, there may be a decrease in the phenomena of angina pectoris. Systematic ingestion of small doses (1-2 g per half a cup of water on an empty stomach) also sometimes improves the condition of patients and somewhat inhibits the development of atherosclerosis. In hypertensive crises, intramuscularly or intravenously (slowly) 10-20 ml of 20-25% solution of magnesium sulfate.

White powder odorless and tasteless. Applied as an adsorbent and enveloping agent - with increased acidity, with other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Upon admission into the stomach it passes into a jelly-like state and neutralizes the solution of hydrochloric acid of gastric juice. The drug is non-toxic and well tolerated, a lax effect is possible. Assign 0.5-1 g per reception 2-3 times a day.

Composition: engine oil or autoclave oil of 85 parts, 12 parts stearin, 3 parts zinc oxide. Applied in the treatment of ulcers, wounds, burns and as a basis for other ointments.

Tar of liquid 15 parts, calcium carbonate (chalk precipitated) 10 parts, sulfur purified 15 parts, ointment naftalannoy 30 parts, soap green 30 parts, water 4 parts. Apply externally as an antiseptic for scabies and fungal skin diseases.

Composition: ethacridine 0.3 g, fish oil 33.5 g, honey bee 62 g, tar birch 3 g, distilled water 1.2 g.

Complex mixture of hydrocarbons and resins - naphthalan oil (70 parts) and paraffin (18 parts) with petrolatum (12 parts). Naftalan oil and its preparations, when exposed to the skin and mucous membranes, have an emollient, absorbable, disinfectant and some analgesic effect. Applied externally with various skin diseases, inflammation of joints and muscles (arthritis, myalgia, etc.), neuritis, neuralgia, radiculitis, burns, ulcers, pressure sores. Assign independently or in combination with other drugs in the form of ointments, pastes, suppositories. Emulsion of naphthalan is also used for douches, compresses, tampons, baths.

Ingredients: tincture of peppers, formic alcohol, ammonia solution, camphor oil and castor oil, lanolin, lard, petrolatum, green soap. Applied for the prevention of frostbite. Rub a thin layer in the open parts of the body

It is used as an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory in skin diseases (pyoderma, etc.).

White color with a faint smell of formalin and perfume. Applied with excessive sweating, rubbed into the axillary cavities once a day, in the interdigital folds.

Composition: zinc oxide 1 part, 9-piece vaseline.

For the treatment of pustular diseases, skin, infected wounds, pressure sores, burns, trophic ulcers. Ointment is usually well tolerated. It is applied to the affected parts daily, a course of 1-3 months.

Contains 80% anethole, anisic acid and other substances. Applied as an expectorant 2-3 drops per reception.

(Paraffin liquid) is a purified fraction of oil obtained after distillation of kerosene. Colorless oily liquid without color and odor. Assign for chronic constipation of 1-2 tablespoons a day. Long-term use of petroleum jelly can cause a digestive disorder. Vaseline oil, taken internally, can pass through the anal sphincter and cause contamination of the laundry. More convenient therefore for the application of viscous emulsions

Fatty oil obtained by pressing and subsequent cleaning from the seeds of cultivated castor oil. Widely used as a laxative. The mechanism of its action on the gastrointestinal canal is that, after ingestion, it is cleaved by lipase in the contents of the small intestine with the formation of ricinoleic acid. It causes irritation of the intestinal receptors (throughout its entire length) and reflex intensification of the contractions of the intestine. Defecation usually comes in 5-6 hours. When taking castor oil, there is also a reduction in the musculature of the uterus. As a laxative, castor oil is prescribed in adults for 15-30 grams, and for children 5-10-15 g (1 teaspoon, dessert or tablespoon) for admission. The use of castor oil as a laxative is contraindicated in fences with fat-soluble substances (phosphorus, benzene, etc.), as well as extract of male fern.

(Turpentine peeled) - essential oil obtained by distilling sap from pine. Has a local irritating, analgesic and antiseptic effect. Apply externally in ointments and liniments for rubbing with neuralgia, myositis, rheumatism, sometimes inside and for inhalation with putrefactive bronchitis, bronchiectasis and other lung diseases. Contraindicated in lesions of the liver and kidney parenchyma.

(Copper sulfate, copper sulfate), blue crystals, easily soluble in water. Applied as an antiseptic for conjunctivitis, for washing with urethritis and vaginitis (0.25%). When skin burns with phosphorus, a burned area with a 5% solution of copper sulphate is abundantly moistened. When poisoning with white phosphorus taken orally, 0.3-0.5 g of copper sulfate is prescribed per 1/2 cup of warm water and gastric lavage with a 0.1% solution.

Colorless crystals with a strong smell of mint and a cooling taste. Obtained from mint oil, as well as synthetically. When rubbed into the skin and applied to the mucous membranes causes irritation of the nerve endings, accompanied by a sensation of light cold, burning, tingling, has a local anesthetic effect. External apply as a soothing and anesthetic for neuralgia, arthralgia (rubbing alcohol solution, oily suspension, ointments). When migraines are used in the form of menthol pencils. In inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract (runny nose, pharyngitis, laryngitis, etc.), menthol is used for lubrication and inhalation, and also in the form of drops in the nose. Menthol lubrication of the nasopharynx is contraindicated in young children due to possible reflex suppression and respiratory arrest. Menthol is an integral part of Zelenin drops.

Soluble in water (1:30), it is difficult in alcohol, the aqueous solution has a blue color. Apply externally for burns, pyoderma, folliculitis, etc. In cystitis, urethritis is washed with aqueous solutions (0.02%). Solutions of methylene blue are injected into the vein during poisoning with cyanides, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide.

1% solution of levomycetin in the collofer (5% solution of castor oil in the collodion). Applied for the treatment of minor injuries (abrasions, scratches, cracks, scuffs, etc.). After cleaning the skin around the wound with a tampon moistened with antiseptic, a layer of the drug is applied to the wound and the surrounding skin, the preparation formed after the drying is applied two more layers. With small bleeding cover the wound with a piece of cotton or gauze and apply layers of microplastic on top. The drug should not be used with extensive or very bleeding wounds, pronounced suppuration, burns.

Laminaria is a sugary, marine brown alga, found in mass thickets along the Far Eastern coast, the White and Black Seas. Contains iodide and bromide salts. For medical purposes, it is available as a powder. Applied mainly as a mild laxative for chronic atonic constipation. Laxative effect is associated with the ability of the drug to swell strongly and, increasing in volume, cause irritation of the receptors of the intestinal mucosa. In connection with the content of iodine salts, sea kale is shown as a laxative for chronic constipation in persons with atherosclerosis. Assign 1/2 teaspoon once a day. With prolonged use and increased sensitivity, the phenomena of iodism are possible. Contraindicated in nephritis, hemorrhagic diathesis and other conditions in which iodine preparations are undesirable.

Cultivated perennial plant peppermint, contains an essential oil, which includes menthol.
Infusion of peppermint leaves (5 g per 200 ml of water) is applied inward against nausea and as choleretic.
Peppermint oil is obtained from leaves and other terrestrial "parts of the plant, contains 50% menthol, about 9% menthol ester with acetic and valeric acid. It is part of rinses, toothpastes, powders as a refreshing and antiseptic agent. "(Valocordin.) Calming and spasmolytic action is due to the presence of menthol.

Consist of tincture of spirituous leaves of mint and mint oil. Apply internally 10-15 drops per reception as a remedy for nausea, vomiting, painkiller for neuralgic pain.