Balsam linimentum (according to Vishnevsky)

General characteristics. Structure:

Active ingredients: 1 g of linimentum contains tar birch — 3 g, a xeroform — 3 g.
Excipients: silicon dioxide, castor oil or fish oil.

Linimentum for external use. Linimentum from light yellow till brown color with a specific smell.

Pharmacological properties:

Drug has antiseptic properties. Renders weak irritant action on receptors of fabrics, promotes acceleration of process of regeneration of epidermis, normalizing blood supply of fabrics, strengthening keratoplastichesky effects. The mechanism of effect of drug is caused knitting, drying and antiseptic by properties of bismuth. Phenol, toluene, a xylol, the pitches and other substances containing tar show disinfecting, insecticidal properties and local irritant action.

Indications to use:

Skin abscess, furuncles, decubituses, lymphadenitis, limfagiit, burns, frostbites, wounds, ulcers. 

Route of administration and doses:

Apply outwardly: apply 2–3 times a day with a thin layer on affected areas of skin or apply a bandage in 5–6 layers of a gauze with drug. The bandage is fixed.

Features of use:

It is necessary to use with care drug to persons with hypersensitivity to phenol and its derivatives.

Use during pregnancy or feeding by a breast.
Data are absent.

Ability to influence speed of response at control of motor transport or other mechanisms.
 Does not influence.

Children.
Data are absent.

Side effects:

At prolonged use the irritation of skin is possible. Allergic manifestations are in some cases possible.

Interaction with other medicines:

It is unknown.

Contraindications:

The increased individual sensitivity to drug components.

Overdose:

At prolonged use emergence of local allergic reaction (rashes, an itch) is possible that demands performing the desensibilizing therapy.

Storage conditions:

To store at   a temperature from 8 to 15 °C, in the place, unavailable to children. A period of validity — 5 years.

Issue conditions:

Without recipe

Packaging:

On 25 g in banks, containers; on 40 g in aluminum tubas.