Notes on the Newer Remedies: Their Therapeutic Applications and Modes of Administration, Second Edition Page: 126
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126 NOTES ON THE NEWER REMEDIES.
cutaneous affections, such as eczema, erysipelas, lupus,
furuncles, and phlegmons.
Administration.-Loretin is best applied as a dusting-
powder or in the form of loretin-collodion. For cavity-
wounds and fistula loretin-gauze and loretin-bougies
respectively may be employed.
LOSOPHAN.
When iodine is made to act upon oxytoluic acid in the
presence of an alkali, a substance called losoplzn is pro-
duced. This drug is said to contain 78.39 per cent. of
iodine. Losophan is the tri-iodocrcsol.
Therapeutic Applications. This medicament is rec-
ommended as a powerful antimycotic and parasiticide.
It has been used with success in diseases of the skin,
such as herpes tonsurans, scabies, pityriasis versicolor,
acne, etc. It has been particularly serviceable, locally
applied, in eczema, pruritus, prurigo, lichen, chancroid,
and syphilitic chancres.
Administration.-Losophan is employed in the form
of powder or in solution, and in ointments of the strength
of from IO to 20 per cent.
LYSOL.
This substance, which is obtained from tar-oils by
boiling with alkalies and fats, contains about 5o per cent.
of cresols.
Physical Properties.-Lysol appears as a brown, unc-
tuous-looking, clear liquid having an aromatic odor re-
sembling that of creosote. The saponaceous character
of lysol renders instruments immersed in its solution
somewhat slippery. It has a sp. gr. of I.o42.
Solubility.-This drug is soluble in water, alcohol,
chloroform, glycerin, bisulphide of carbon, and benzene.
Therapeutic Applications.-Lysol is used as a gen-
eral antiseptic in surgery and gynecology. It hais been
found of value in diseases of the skin, particularly in
lupus. This drug has been recommended in diphtheria
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Cerna, David. Notes on the Newer Remedies: Their Therapeutic Applications and Modes of Administration, Second Edition, book, 1894; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143542/m1/125/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.