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ichthammol
[ ik-tham-awl, -ol; ik-thuh-mawl, -mol ]
noun
Pharmacology.
- a viscous, reddish-brown to brownish-black substance, obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous shales, used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic, analgesic, and local stimulant in skin disorders.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ichthammol1
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Q: Ichthammol ointment is great for splinters.
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The comment about “black salve” reminded me of the hundreds of times my dad, an OB/GYN, treated my wounds, or his own, with foul-smelling Ichthammol.
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