Bath, Io′duretted. Syn. Io′durated bath, I′odised b., Compound iodine-b., &c.; Bal′neum iodure′tum, B. iodura′tum*, B. potas′′sii superiodi′di, &c., L. Lugol, the leading authority on this subject, employs this bath of the different strengths, &c., shown in the following tables:—
a. For Adults:—
| Degree. | Iodine. | Iodide of Potassium. | Water for the bath. |
| dr. | dr. | gal. | |
| 1 | 2 to 21⁄2 | 4 to 5 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 to 3 | 4 to 6 | 60 |
| 3 | 3 to 31⁄2 | 6 to 7 | 75 |
b. For Children:—
| Age. | Iodine. | Iodide of Potassium. | Water. |
| gr. | gr. | gal. | |
| 4 to 7 | 30 to 36 | 60 to 72 | 9 |
| 7 to 11 | 48 to 72 | 96 to 144 | 18 |
| 11 to 14 | 72 to 96 | 144 to 192 | 31 |
⁂ The dry ingredients of the first Table are to be dissolved in a pint of water, and of the second, in 1⁄2 pint of water, before adding them to the bath.
In scrofulous affections and the other cases in which the external use of iodine or the iodides is indicated. Enamelled ware, stoneware, or wooden vessels must be employed.
Bath, Lime. Syn. Bal′neum cum cal′ce, L. Lime, 3 lbs.; slaked, and added to the bath. In gout, lithic diathesis, itch, &c. See Bath, Vapour.
Bath, Mercu′′rial. Syn. Antisyphilit′ic bath; Bal′neum mercuria′le, B. hydrar′gyri bichlori′di, B. antisyphilit′icum, &c., L.; Bain mercuriel, B. antisyphilitique, &c., Fr. Bichloride of mercury, in fine powder, 1 to 3 dr., hot water, 1 pint; agitate together until solution is complete, before adding them to the bath, the ‘water’ of which (contained in an enamelled or wooden vessel) must be soft (rain) and pure. At the ‘Cutan. Hosp.’ hydrochloric acid (= 1⁄3rd the weight of the chloride) is commonly added; and at the ‘Fr. hospitals,’ an equal, or rather
more than an equal weight, of sal-ammoniac. These additions facilitate the solution of the chloride, and retard its decomposition by any slight impurity in the water forming the bath.