℞ Resorcin, ........................................ gr. lxxx
Quininæ (alkaloid), .............................. gr. xv
Ol. ricini, ...................................... ♏v-♏xx
Alcoholis, ...................................... f℥iv. M.
Another excellent formula is:
℞ Resorcin, ........................................ gr. lxxx-cxx
Ac. carbolici cryst., ............................ gr. xx
Spts. myrciæ, ................................... f℥iv. M.
And also the various other stimulating applications employed in alopecia areata (q. v.).
Other measures of value are: Faradic electricity applied daily for five minutes with a metallic brush or comb; daily massage, with the object of loosening the skin and giving more freedom to cutaneous and subcutaneous circulation; and the application, two or three times weekly, of static electricity by means of the static crown electrode.
(The application selected should be gently—not rubbing—applied daily or every second or third day, according to the case; if a lotion, moistening the parts with it; if an ointment, merely greasing the parts. Shampooing every one to three weeks, according to circumstances.)
Alopecia Areata.
(Synonyms: Area Celsi; Alopecia Circumscripta.)
What do you understand by alopecia areata?
Fig. 37.