Unguentum Aconiti.—Ointment of Aconite.
Botanical name:
Related entry: Aconitum (U. S. P.)—Aconite
Preparation.—Take of alcoholic extract of aconite, 1 drachm; lard, 2 drachms. Soften the extract with a small quantity of alcohol, if necessary, and mix with the lard (see Stramonium Ointment).
Action and Medical Uses.—This ointment is used in violent neuralgic and rheumatic pains (Turnbull).
Related ointment.—UNGUENTUM ACONITINAE. The British Pharmacopoeia (1898) gives an Unguentum Aconitinae (Aconitine ointment), made by rubbing 10 grains (Imp.), or 0.5 gramme, of aconite with 80 grains, or 4 grammes, of oleic acid, and gently warming the mixture until dissolved; add 410 grains, or 20.5 grammes, of lard. Mix. These ointments must not be applied to wounds, ulcers, cuts, or abrasions, etc.
