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Examples include calamine lotion, ciclopirox lotion, and sodium sulfacetamide lotion. Calamine lotion contains 8% each of zinc oxide and calamine, the latter composed of zinc oxide and a small amount of ferric oxide.
Calamine, also known as calamine lotion, is a medication made from powdered calamine mineral that is used to treat mild itchiness. [2] [3] Conditions treated include sunburn, insect bites, poison ivy, poison oak, and other mild skin conditions. [4] [5] It may also help dry out secretions resulting from skin irritation. [1]
Small amounts are thought to reduce stomach acidity, while larger doses increase deficient acid production. They are also employed for kidney and liver troubles, rheumatism, and eczema. In acidity, it is taken with honey and jaggary. In indigestion, vacha is taken with salt and water leads to emesis (Bangasen 1984).
Each leaf is composed of three layers: 1) An inner clear gel that contains 99% water and rest is made of glucomannans, amino acids, lipids, sterols and vitamins. 2) The middle layer of latex which is the bitter yellow sap and contains anthraquinones and glycosides.
13 sty 2022 · Calamine lotion is a shake lotion composed of calamine (zinc oxide/carbonate and ferric oxide), zinc oxide, bentonite, glycerine, sodium citrate, and liquified phenol.
Acid-insoluble substances— Dissolve 2.0 g in 50 mL of 3 N hydrochloric acid. If an insoluble residue remains, collect it on a tared filter, wash with water, dry at 105 for 1 hour, cool, and weigh: the weight of the residue does not exceed 40 mg (2.0%).
