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VEHICLES AS BASES FOR EXTERNAL
APPLICATION A. Liquid Vehicles: PURIFIED GLYCERINE WATER OLIVE OIL
ROSEMARY SESAME / ALMOND
OIL TEEL OIL OIL A. Semi-solid vehicles: Vaseline: yellow soft paraffin,white soft paraffin Wax: Beewax(yellow&white),spermaceti,lanolin Prepared lard ISINGLASS SOAP: Soft soap, hard soap, curd soap Starch LIST OF EXTERNAL APPLICATION GLYCEROLE ointment lotion
FOMENTATION plasters LINIMENTS cerets
poultices OPODELDOCS
OILS SURGICAL 1.OIL BOUCHI DRESSING 2.OIL MULLEIN 3.OIL OLIVE 4.ARNICA HAIR OIL INJECTIONS 5.WINTERGREENOIL a.RECTAL b.URETHRAL c.VAGINAL GLYCEROLES Defination: Mixture of solution of mother tincture in glycerine.
Jelly like consistencies.
Preparation: Principle:1 part of M.tincture mix with 9 part of glycerine. Requirements: clean phial,cork,M.tincture,balance,glycerine,weighing bottles,pen paper,gum Procedure: Take clean one phial
Add glycerine&required M.tincture
Fix the cork &shaking
Prepared homogenous mixture
USE: Anti fungal
Anti bacterial Anti pruritic Precaution:purity should be done Cleansing properly Mir till colour become uniform For external use only
Glycerole of starch: Starch-1 part Glycerine-8 part
Mix in glass mortar pestle
Transfer in porcelain dish
Apply heat Stir constantly
Jelly like preparation ready
Examples: Calendula glyceroles Borax glyceroles Glyceroles of starch Glycerole of carbolic acid LINIMENTS(EMBROCATION) Defination Application of an oily/spiritious consistence Mixture of diff. medicine in oil, alcoholis solution
of soap Suitable for rubbing/painting over skin
Serve protective coating
Principle; 1 part M.tincture+9 part olive oil 1part medicine+4 part of tincture soap PROCEDURE: Take 1 clean phial
Add olive oil+M.tincture
Fix cork homogenous mixture ready by vigorous
shaking. Tincture soap: Soft soap 10gm Strong alcohol25ml P.Water 16ml Dissolve with gentle heat Precautions: Label must be done. For external use only.
Shake well before use.
Uses; Rheumatic pain, Blow Loosen the phlegm accumulate after catching cold Examples: Arnica liniments Rhus tox liniments Ruta liniments, Bryonia liniments OPODELDOCS Defination: These are semi soild liniments Ingredients: White curd soap:140gm p.water:266ml strong alcohol:444ml M.tincture:100ml PROCEDURE: White curd soap + purified water gentle heat Solution become transparent add strong alcohol add M. tinctue,stirred well Strained
Poured into suitable phial
Uses: Bruises, sprains, Rheumatic pain. LOTIONS: Defination: These are liquid suspensors in aqueous media Used as external application over affected parts of body Principles: 1 part M.tincture+ 9 part of purified water Procedure: Take clean round phial
add 1 part of M.tincture+ 9 part purified water
Cork the phial & shake till colour become uniform
Precautions: Shake before use For external use Uses: Injuries, blows Bruised pain without bloodshed. Examples: ARNICA LOTION CANTHARIS LOTION EUPHRASIA LOTION SYMPHYTUM LOTION CERATES Defination: These are unctuous oily substances due to presence of wax Easily spread over the surface of ordinary temp. but maintain solidified state& does not run away as liquid Preparation: Spermaceti-5 parts OR vaseline 16 parts
White wax-2parts paraffin 3 parts
Almond oil 16parts
Taken in clean phial
melted by gentle heat, stirred constantly Now allowed become cool
1 part M.tincture mix with 9 part of mixture
Uses: Burns Scalds Boils Carbuncles Examples: Hemamelis cerates Graphites cerates Urtica urens cerates PLASTERS: Definations: these are sticky/solid compounds. applied on some part of body,produce general effects. Preparation: base-isinglass 1 ounce isinglass taken in shread Dissolve in purified water by boiling Filtered the solution with clean towel Solution evaporated on water bath(reduce to 10 ounces) Preparation: base-isinglass
1 ounce isinglass taken in shread
Dissolve in purified water by boiling
Filtered the solution with clean towel
Solution evaporated on water bath(reduce to 10 ounces)
Half of sread on pieces of silk,muslin,leather
Remaining half mixed with M. tincture,spreading complete
Uses: Give support & protection Direct contact with affected part in homoeopathy
Example: Aconite plaster Belladonna plaster Calendula plaster Rhus tox plaster OILS Oil bouchi: Source:seed of a common herbaceous weed psoralea cortifolial L. Preparation: Seed crushed(20 mashes) Soaked in teel oil Keep 10 days Oil is strained & strength adjust. Uses: psoriasis,boils, leucoderma, tubercles, liver spot, dirty looking skin Oil mullein: Source: flower extract of verbascum thapsus of family scrophulariaceae Preparation:it contains no oil. Excepting essential oil present in flower itself Solvent: alcohol,glycerine 1 part flower yield + 10 part mullein essence Uses: Earache, discharge from ear, eczema, supurative inflammation of middle ear. Oil olive Applied externally: burns skin smoothner, skin disease Applied orally: as safe purgatives. Oil of wintergreen: Source:oil distilled from fresh plant goultheria prograntissia Characters:colourless odour strong pungent taste. Uses: Gout, rheumatism,pruritis,epididymitis Arnica hair oil: 1 part powder of arnica+10 part of olive oil
for 2 week in warm room
Oil rosemary: perfumes, cosmetics. INJECTIONS Definition: these are liquids to be arranged into any part of body by means of syringe. Type of injections: Vaginal injections
Ludlam formula: desire drug 15ml
glycerine 45ml, purified water 60ml Urethral injections: desired drug
hydrastis M.tincture 30ml,P.water 600ml
Rectal injections: prescribed quantity drug
arrow root water 60ml
OR THIN STARCH SOLUTION OINTMENTS Defination: These are semi solid preparation,they should have required consistency,so that they may be readily applied on skin by rubbing. They should be soft & do not require melting on application they also called ‘Therapeutic cream’ Etymology: l. unguentum,a salve Principle: 1 part M.tincture+9 part vaseline Procedure: vaseline put on clean slab
M.tincture poured over it
mix with spatula,colour become uniform, thus ointment
is prepared Modern methods of preparation of ointments: Trituration method:
These method applicable when medicament is in powdered
form Made on glass slab with spatula Slab is usually made of ground glass and spatula of stainless steel Spatula act as roller,to cover any particle in ointment mixture At the end of operation,slight twist of wrist is required to reserve direction of movement of spatula Storage: cool dark place prevent to contact with air refrigerated. Precautions: Purity test before use Cleansing,mixing carefully Labelling must be done Uses: Piles,ulceration,itching,bruices,blow,black eye,bed sores,burns,fistula,lepra,psoriasis,lupus etc. Examples: Arnica ointment Iodine ointment Menthol ointment Hypericum ointment POULTICES Characteristics: They are soft,semi solid Must contain medicaments Relieve pain by relaxing tension& promoting perspiration Varieties: 1.bread poultices 2.charcoal poultices 3.linseed meal poultices: it retains heat&moisture for long time but liable to irritate delicate inflamed skin 4 carrot poultices: boil carrot turn into mash with fork apply in ordinary way to make wound cleaner& healthier Uses: pneumonia, bronchitis, pericardiatis, boils FOMENTATION Hot fomentation: Take 2 fold piece of flamel large enough to cover affected part
Immerse this folded flannel in kettle
Lift it by pair of tongs/stick,put on winger
Stout towel/duster with stick to both ends
Water squeezed out as much as possible
Flannel applied to affected part cover with large piece of ribber sheeting/oiled silk
Extending about inch beyond flannel
Place over thick layer of cottonwool/ bandage
Flanned should be changed every 20/30 min
Uses: Relieving pain. Arresting inflammation Cold fomentation: It is done to relieve temp. either by cold/ice bag Wet a sterilised clean cloth in cold purified water leave it uncovered
To permit evaporation,apply on affected part
Ice bag: broke is small pieces of ice
Filled3/4th part of rubber bag
Mouth of bag is tightly fitted
Dry fomentation: Dry heated substance: flannel,chamomile flower,salt,sand Thoroughly heat substance it should be place in bag
Hot water bag is used
Filled up with moderate hot water in ¾ part
By pressing mouth of bag,some amt. of water excelled
