PIGMENTUM MENTHOLIS COMPOSITUM, B.P.C.
COMPOUND MENTHOL PAINT.
Related entry: Menthol - Paints
Menthol | 0.25 | | | 22 grains |
Thymol | 0.25 | | | 22 grains |
Oil of Eucalyptus | 12.50 | | | 2 1/2 fl. ounces |
Liquid Paraffin | to 100.00 | | | to 20 fl. ounces |
Dissolve the menthol, thymol, and oil of eucalyptus in the liquid paraffin.
PIGMENTUM MENTHOLIS ET TOLUENI, B.P.C.
MENTHOL AND TOLUENE PAINT.
Synonym.—Löffler's Pigment or Solution.
Menthol | 10.00 | | | 2 ounces |
Absolute Alcohol | 60.00 | | | 12 fl. ounces |
Strong Solution of Ferric Chloride | 1.00 | | | 96 minims |
Toluene | to 100.00 | | | to 20 fl. ounces |
Dissolve the menthol and toluene in the absolute alcohol, and add the strong solution of ferric chloride.
The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.