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n. - A white powder with a pleasant taste and odor.

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Usage examples (5)
  • The following mixture may be given: potassium chlorate two ounces, salol one-half ounce, and powdered nux vomica one ounce.
  • The following formula is quite useful in checking diarrhoea: salol one-half ounce, bismuth subnitrate one ounce, and bicarbonate of soda two ounces.
  • It is advisable in most cases to follow this with the following mixture: bicarbonate of soda one ounce, bismuth subnitrate one-half ounce, and salol one-quarter ounce.
  • At this period no internal medication was given, but three days previous to the usual onset of the disease I prescribed phenacetin and salol, five grains of each three...
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