Insoluble in water, and only slightly soluble in alcohol.
Action and Uses: Basis for ointments. Used particularly when absorption is desired.
*Adeps Benzoinatus (Adeps Benz.), Benzoinated Lard, U.S.P.—Somewhat antiseptic and less liable to rancidity than ordinary lard.
Unguentum (Ung.), Ointment, U.S.P. (Simple Ointment).—White wax (20%) and benzoinated lard.
Adeps Lanae (Adeps Lan.), Wool Fat, U.S.P. (Anhydrous Lanolin).—Purified wool fat, freed from water.
Insoluble in but miscible with about twice its weight of water; sparingly soluble in cold alcohol.
Action and Uses: Basis for ointments; because of its tenacious consistency, should be mixed with some other base.
*Adeps Lanae Hydrosus (Adeps Lan. Hyd.), Hydrous Wool Fat, U.S.P. (Lanolin).—Wool fat with about 27 per cent. of water.
Uses: Ointment used particularly when absorption through the skin is desired; mixed with white petrolatum or lard.
Adonis (Adonis), Adonis, N.F. (Pheasant’s Eye).—The plant deprived of its root.