Linimentum Methylis Salicylatis Compositum, B.P.C. Compound Liniment of Methyl Salicylate.

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Related entry: Methyl salicylate

Menthol 5.00 | 1 ounce
Chloral Hydrate 5.00 | 1 ounce
Extract of Indian Hemp 0.50 | 44 grains
Essential Oil of Camphor 25.00 | 5 ounces
Methyl Salicylate to 100.00 | to 20 ounces

Triturate the extract with the menthol and chloral hydrate, dissolve the mixture in the essential oil of camphor, and make up to the required volume with methyl salicylate; set aside for twenty-four hours; filter.


The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.