Cerate, Cro′ton. Syn. Cera′tum croto′nis, L. Prep. (Caventou.) Lard, 5 parts; wax, 1 part; melt, and when nearly cold add croton oil, 2 parts. Used as a counter-irritant; but is apt to affect the bowels.
Cerate, Goulard’s. See Cerate, Lead.
Cerate, Hemlock. Syn. Cera′tum co′nii, L. Prep. (St. B. Hosp.) Spermaceti, 2 oz.; white wax, 3 oz.; melt, and add of hemlock ointment, 12 oz. Used for inveterate cancerous, scrofulous, and other sores.
Cerate, Hon′ey. Syn. Cera′tum mel′is, L. Prep. 1. Simple cerate, 3 parts; honey, 1 part; oil of lemon-grass, 6 drops. Used as cold cream.
2. (Ph. Chirur.) Olive oil, 1⁄2 lb.; wax and lead plaster (or galbanum plaster), of each 4 oz.; melt, and add honey, 1⁄2 lb. As a cooling emollient dressing.
Cerate of Honey with Turpentine. (Paracelsus). Common turpentine, 1 lb.; the yolk of 20 eggs; honey, 1 lb.; beat together the honey and yolk, and add the turpentine, softened by heat.
Cerate, Is′sue. Syn. Cera′tum ad fonticulos, L. As issue plaster, but adding a little almond oil.
Cerate, Kirk′land’s. Syn. Kirkland’s neutral cerate; Cera′tum neutra′le, C. cre′tæ aceta′tis, L. Prep. 1. Lead plaster, 8 oz.; olive oil, 4 oz. melt, sift in chalk, 4 oz.; mix well, then add gradually Goulard’s extract, 1⁄2 oz.; distilled vinegar, 4 oz.; and stir until cold.
2. (Paris.) Lead plaster, 8 oz.; olive oil and chalk, of each 4 oz.; sugar of lead, 3 dr., (dissolved in) distilled vinegar, 4 fl. oz. As a cooling dressing to irritable ulcers and excoriated parts.
Cerate, Lead (Compound). Syn. Gou′lard’s cerate; Cera′tum plum′bi compos′itum (Ph. L.), L. Prep. (Ph. L.) Olive oil, 16 fl. oz.; yellow wax, 8 oz.; melt, remove the vessel from the fire, and when they begin to thicken, add gradually solution of subacetate of lead (slightly warmed), 6 fl. oz.; and stir constantly until the whole is nearly cold; then add camphor, 1 dr., dissolved in olive oil, 4 fl. oz. (by heat), and stir until the cerate is quite cold. Used in similar cases to Kirkland’s cerate (which see). See also Acetate of Lead cerate.