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Physician's Materia Medica on Ichthyol (ammonium Lchthyolsulphonate)
ICHTHYOL (Ammonium lchthyolsulphonate)
A tarry product obtained by destructive distillation from certain bituminous rocks in the Tyrol. Used internally and externally in obstinate skin diseases, in rheumatism and erysipelas and as an antiseptic dressing for ulcers and sprains. Dose, for internal use, 0.06 to 0.30 Grm. (1 to 5 grs.).1
A tarry product obtained by destructive distillation from certain bituminous rocks in the Tyrol. Used internally and externally in obstinate skin diseases, in rheumatism and erysipelas and as an antiseptic dressing for ulcers and sprains. Dose, for internal use, 0.06 to 0.30 Grm. (1 to 5 grs.).1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.