Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

2. (Acetated.) See Cerate, Kirkland’s Neutral.

3. (Compound; Cera′tum cre′tæ compos′itum, L.)—a. To simple chalk cerate, 1

oz., add powdered catechu, ¹⁄₂ dr. In piles, and foul and indolent ulcers.

b. (U.S. Hospital.) Lead plaster and olive oil, of each 8 oz.; white wax, 3 oz.; melt together; add solution of subacetate of lead, 6 oz.; thoroughly incorporate, and then further add, chalk (in fine powder), 5 oz. Cooling and astringent. Useful in inflamed sores, excoriations, piles, &c.

Cerate, Cher′ry-laur′el. Syn. Cera′tum lauro-cerasi, C. calmans, L. Prep. (Roux.) Simple cerate, 1 oz.; cherry-laurel water, ¹⁄₂ oz. As an application to burns.

Cerate, Cincho′na. Syn. Bark cerate; Cera′tum cincho′næ:, L. Prep. 1. Extract of bark, 2 dr.; simple cerate, 1 oz.

2. (Van Mons.) Simple cerate, 8 oz.; camphor, 1¹⁄₂ dr.; melt together by a gentle heat, then add gradually, decoction of Peruvian bark (concentrated), 1 oz., and triturate until cold. Used as a dressing for ill-conditioned ulcers.

Cerate, Cin′nabar. Syn. Cera′tum ru′brum, C. cinnaba′ris, C. hydrar′gyri sulphure′ti ru′bri, L. Prep. 1. Camphor, 20 gr.; vermilion, 60 gr.; simple cerate, 1 oz. This is Alibert’s “Antiherpetic pommade.”

2. (Ph. Chirur.) Yellow wax and lard, of each ¹⁄₂ lb.; yellow resin, ¹⁄₂ oz.; red sulphide of mercury, 1 dr. Used as a common dressing.

Cerate, Cit′rine. See Cerate, Resin, Nitrate of Mercury c.