Linimentum Album, B.P.C. White Liniment.

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Format explanation
Related entry: Oil of Turpentine
Synonyms.—Linimentum Terebinthinae Compositum; Egg Liniment.

Acetic Acid 8.50 | 1 fl. oz. 336 min.
Oil of Lemon 1.50 | 144 minims
Oil of Turpentine 40.00 | 8 fl. ounces
Yolk and White of Egg, by volume 10.00 | 2 fl. ounces
Distilled Water to 100.00 | to 20 fl. ounces

Emulsify the turpentine and oil of lemon with the egg, gradually add a portion of the distilled water, and finally the acetic acid previously diluted with distilled water.


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