3. Oil of almonds, 5 oz.; spermaceti, 5 dr.; white wax, 4 dr.; rose water,
3-1/2 oz.; balm of Mecca (genuine), 8 drops.
4. As the last, with essence of vanilla, 15 drops; essence of ambergris,
10 drops.
5. (P. C.) White wax, 1 part; oil of almonds, 4 parts; rose water, 3
parts; as before.
6. (Van Mons.) White wax and butter of cacao, of each 1 part; oil of
almonds and rose water, of each 4 parts.
_Obs._ The above are used as agreeable and cooling emollients for
irritable surfaces, excoriations, sore nipples, &c. See COLD CREAM and
OINTMENTS.
=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.
=Cerate, Mar'shall's.= _Prep._ 1. Palm oil and calomel, of each 2 oz.;
acetate of lead, 1 oz.; ointment of nitrate of mercury, 4 oz.; triturated
together in a wedgwood mortar.
2. (Paris.) Palm oil, 5 oz.; calomel, 1 oz.; acetate of lead, 1/2 oz.;
citrine ointment, 2 oz.; as the last. Applied to the eyes, &c.
=Cerate, mercu''rial.= _Syn._ CERA'TUM MERCURIA'LE, C. HYDRAR''GYRI, L.
_Prep._ 1. (Guibourt.) Strong mercurial ointment and simple cerate, equal
parts.
2. (Ph. L. 1746.) Strong mercurial ointment and yellow wax, of each 6 oz.;
lard, 3 oz. Both are used as dressings to venereal ulcers.
3. (Compound; CERA'TUM MERCURIA'LE COMPOS'ITUM, C. HYDRAR''GYRI, L.)
_Prep._ (Ph. L.) Mercurial ointment (strong) and soap cerate, of each 6
oz.; camphor (in powder), 1-1/2 oz.; triturate together. Alterative and
discutient; used to disperse indolent tumours and swellings, and as a
resolvent in enlarged joints, &c.
CERATE, METO''PIUM. _Syn._ CERA'TUM METO''PII, L. _Prep._ (Dr Barham.)
Hog-gum (from _Rhus Metopium_), and lard, of each 4 oz.; white wax and
root of Sweet Aristolochia (powdered), of each 2 oz.; yellow resin, 1 oz.;
in stiff joints and rheumatic pains.
=Cerate, Mez'ereon.= _Syn._ CERA'TUM MEZ'EREI, L. _Prep._ 1. Extract of
mezereon, 1 part; (dissolved in) alcohol, 5 parts; add beeswax, 5 parts;
olive oil, 11 parts; melt together, and continue the heat until all the
alcohol is evaporated.
2. Green oil of mezereon, 1 part; simple cerate, 20 parts; melt together.
Both are used to keep up the discharge from blistered surfaces, and as a
stimulant application to indolent sores.
=Cerate, Neu'tral.= See CERATE, KIRKLAND'S.
=Cerate, Ni'trate of Mer'cury.= _Syn._ CIT'RINE CERATE; CERA'TUM
HYDRAR''GYRI NITRA'TIS, L. _Prep._ (St. B. Hosp.) Citrine ointment and
simple cerate, equal parts. See OINTMENTS.
=Cerate, O'pium.= _Syn._ LAUD'ANUM CERATE, AN'ODYNE C.; CERA'TUM O''PII,
C. OPIA'TUM, C. ANODY'NUM, L. _Prep._ 1. Tincture of opium and olive oil,
of each 2 dr.; simple cerate, 1 oz.; digest with heat until all the spirit
and water is evaporated, constantly stirring the mixture all the time.