ZINCI PHENOLSULPHONAS—ZINC SULPHOCARBOLATE
Derivation.—Zinc sulphocarbolate may be obtained by heating a mixture of phenol and sulphuric acid and saturating the product with zinc oxide.
Properties.—Colorless, transparent, rhombic prisms or tabular crystals; odorless and having an astringent, metallic taste. Soluble in water and alcohol.
Dose.—Horses and cattle, 2 to 4 dr.; foals and calves, 5 to 10 gr.; sheep and pigs, 20 to 40 gr.; dogs, 4 to 6 gr.
Action and Uses.—Zinc sulphocarbolate has been employed as an antiseptic astringent stimulant to indolent or foul wounds, and in subacute inflammations of the mucous membrane. The solution used may be a little stronger than those of zinc sulphate employed for similar purposes. It is also used as an intestinal antiseptic.