Oleate, Cocaine, Merck.—5% and 10%.
Local Anesthetic.
Oleate, Mercury, Merck.—20% and 40%.
Uses: Extern., skin diseases, pediculi. Also for endermic administration of mercury.
Oleoresin, Capsicum, Merck.—U.S.P.
Sol. in alcohol, ether.—Rubefacient, Stimulant.—Uses: Intern., flatulence, and to arouse appetite; extern., diluted with soap liniment or olive oil, in lumbago, neuralgia, and rheumatic affections.—Dose: 1/4—1 ♏, highly diluted, in beef tea or other hot liq.
Oleoresin, Male Fern, Merck, (Oleoresin of Aspidium, U.S.P.).
"Extract" Male Fern.—Thick, brown liq.; bitter, unpleasant taste. Efficacious and safe Anthelmintic.—Dose: In Tænia solium (the usual kind of tapeworm), 21/2—3 drams, in Tænia mediocanellata 3—4 drams; in capsules, followed if necessary in 1—2 hours by calomel and jalap.
Merck's Oleoresin of Male Fern exceeds the requirements of the U.S.P., and conforms to the stricter demands of the Ph.G. III. Merck's preparation is made from rhizomes of a pistachio-green color inside, and only the crop of each current year is used.
Opium, Merck.—U.S.P.