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, 1-1/2 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.
=Cerate, Copai'ba.= _Syn._ CERA'TUM COPAI'BÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Spermaceti
cerate, 3 oz.; melt by a gentle heat, then add, balsam of copaiba, 1 oz.
2. (Dr Houlton.) White wax, 1 oz.; balsam of copaiba, 2 oz.; mix, as last.
Both the above have been recommended as topical applications to wounds and
ulcers of the rectum, vagina, and urethra; especially in those of a
fistulous character; and in piles, &c.
=Cerate, Cop'per.= _Syn._ CUPRIA'TED CERATE; CERA'TUM CU'PRI; C. C.
AMMONIA'TI, L. _Prep._ (Swediaur.) Simple cerate, 8 parts; melt, and add
solution of ammoniuret of copper, 1 part. As a stimulant dressing for
indolent ulcers; and in psorophthalmia, &c.
=Cerate, Cosmet'ic.= _Syn._ COLD CREAM, CERATE OF GA'LEN; CERA'TUM
COSMET'ICUM, C. GALENI, CREMOR FRIGIDA, L.; POMMADE EN CRÊME, Fr. _Prep._
1. Oil of sweet almonds, 1 lb.; white wax and spermaceti, of each 2 oz.;
melt, pour the mixture into a marble or wedgwood mortar, which has been
heated by standing for some time in boiling water; add, gradually, rose
water, 10 fl. oz., assiduously stirring until an emulsion is formed; then
further add, oil of bergamot, 1/2 oz.; oil of lavender, 1 dr.; and
continue the stirring or trituration until the whole has become cold.