An ointment is a viscous semisolid preparation used topically on a variety of body surfaces. These include the skin and the mucus membranes of the eye (an eye ointment), vagina, glans and nose. An oinment may or may not be medicated. See also. List of ointments ...

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ointment: Ointments are made by combining the appropriate herbs or other ingredients with beeswax or fat. Magical ointments are usually applied to the body.

(See also: ointment, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

Ointment

• To dream of ointment, denotes that you will form friendships which will prove beneficial and pleasing to you.
• For a young woman to dream that she makes ointment, denotes that she will be able to command her own affairs whether they be of a private or public character.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Ointment, Meaning of Dreams about Ointment, Dream Interpretation Ointment)

Salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the eyes. A popular eye medicine known as "Phrygian powder" was one of Laodicea's sources of wealth. The medical school at Laodicea was famous for the preparation and use of this eye salve. A Drawing salve is a salve used to treat boils, ingrown toenails, splinters, etc. It is also known as Black Ointment, or Icthyol Salve. The main ingredients are often ichthammol, phenyl alcohol, or arnica montana, and several familiar herbs such as echinacea or calendula.

An unguent is a soothing preparation spread on sores, burns, irritations, or other topical injuries; an ointment. It is usually delivered as a semi-solid paste and is often oily to suspend the medication or other active ingredients. See also salve. Other related archivessalve

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Anthralin is a medicine applied to the skin of people with psoriasis. It controls the extra-rapid growth of skin cells. It is not a cortisone, but a strong medicine that can cause the skin to become sore and irritated. Anthralin does not start to work until it has been used for several weeks. One of the advantages of anthralin over cortisone ointments is that once the psoriasis goes away, it stays away for a longer period of time. Anthralin - Treatment. Anthralin is available as a greasy ointment (A ...

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Liniment, from the Latin linere, to anoint, is a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin. Liniments are of a similar viscosity to lotions (being significantly less viscous than an ointment or cream) but unlike a lotion a liniment is applied with friction, that is a liniment is always rubbed in. Liniments are typically sold to relieve pain and stiffness, such as from sore muscles or from arthritis. These liniments typically are formulated from alcohol, acetone, or similar quickly evaporating solve ...

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Calcipotriene, or calcipotriol, is a topical medication used for the treatment of psoriasis. Calcipotriene has minimal side effects, can be used over the short- or long-term, and achieves results quickly. It is available as a cream, ointment, or solution. Calcipotriene - External link. Calcipotriene information - U.S. NLM/NIH ...

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Clobetasol Propionate comes in ointment and emollient cream presentations. It is a very high potency topical corticosteroid that should not be used with occlusive dressings. It is recommended that treatment should be limited to 2 consecutive weeks and therapy should be discontinued when adequate results have been achieved. It is used to treat illnesses such as psoriasis, where it is used for the treatment of scalp and body psoriasis. Clobetasol propionate - Presentations. Clobetasol Pro ...

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The term witchcraft (and witch) is a controversial one with a complicated history. Witchcraft is viewed differently in different cultures around the globe. Used with entirely different contexts, and within entirely different cultural references, it can take on distinct and often contradictory meanings. Each culture has its own particular body of concepts dealing with magic, religion, benevolent and harmful spirits, and ritual; and these ideas d ...

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A witch-hunt was traditionally a search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, which could lead to a witchcraft trial involving the accused person. Today such events are recognised as a type of moral panic. Witchhunts still occur in the modern era, in the sense that ignorant or uneducated people, isolated peoples, or people living a traditional lifestyle may persecute people that they believe are witches. The term is now widely used in a modern sense to refer to any search for a perceived or hidden enemy, with the same connotations of ...

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• Witch-hunt - Religious deprogramming
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Bacitracin is a mixture of related cyclic polypeptides produced by organisms of the licheniformis group of Bacillus subtilis var Tracy. As a toxic and difficult-to-use antibiotic, bacitracin doesn't work well orally. However, it is very effective topically. Bacitracin - Mechanism of action. Bacitracin interferes with the dephosphorylation of the C55-isoprenyl pyrophosphate, a molecule which carries the building blocks of the peptidoglycan bacterial cell wall outside of the i ...

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Chloramphenicol D06AX02 Chloramphenicol (or 2,2-dichlor-N-[(aR,bR)-b-hydroxy-a-hydroxymethyl-4-nitrophenethyl]acetamide) is an antibiotic that was derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae and is now produced synthetically. Chloramphenicol is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms, but due to serious side-effects (e.g., damage to the bone marrow, including aplastic anemia) in humans, it is usually reserved for the treatment of serious ...

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In Mormonism, washing and anointing (also called the Initiatory) is an ordinance (ritual) that symbolizes ritual cleansing and anointing to be a king or queen in heaven. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the ritual is performed in temples. Washing and anointings (also referred to as initiatory ordinances) are perhaps the earliest practiced temple ordinances for the living since the organization of the Church. There is evidence that these ordinances were performed in part since 1832. They were first practiced in the Whitney Store as part of the School of t ...

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A cream is a topical preparation usually for application to the skin. Creams for application to mucus membranes such as those of the rectum or vagina are also used. Creams may be considered pharmaceutical products as even cosmetic creams are based on techniques developed by pharmacy and unmedicated creams are highly used in a variety of skin conditions (dermatoses). Creams are semi-solid emulsions, that is mixtures of oil and water. They are divided into two types: oil-in-water (O/W) creams which are composed of s ...

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Myrrh is a red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the Commiphora myrrha tree, native to Somalia and the eastern parts of Ethiopia. A number of other Commiphora or Balsamodendron saps are also known as myrrh, including that from Commiphora erythraea (sometimes called East Indian myrrh), Commiphora opobalsamum and Balsamodendron kua. Its name is derived from the Hebrew

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A. armeniaca A. cannabina A. officinalis - Marshmallow Althaea is a genus of about 12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The stems grow to 1-2 m tall, and flower in mid summer. The leaves are palmately lobed with 3-7 lobes. Althaea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix quadrigemina. ...

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Scabies is a transmissible ectoparasite skin infection characterized by superficial burrows, intense pruritus (itching) and secondary infection. The word 'scabies' is Latin for 'itch'. Scabies - Etiology. Caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis, it produces intense, itchy skin rashes when the impregnated female tunnels into the stratum corneum of the skin and deposits eggs in the burrow. The larvae, which hatch in 3-10 days, move about on the skin, molt into a "nymphal" stage, and then ...

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The chemical compound capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is the active component of chilli peppers (Capsicum). It is an irritant for mammals including humans and produces a sensation of burning in the mouth. Capsaicin and several related compounds are called capsaicinoids and are produced as a secondary metabolite by certain plants of the genus Capsicum (chile peppers), probably as deterrants against herbivores. Birds are generally not sensitive to capsaicinoids. Pure capsaicin is a lipophilic col ...

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Deadly nightshade or belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a well-known, hardy perennial shrub, a member of the nightshade family. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia, and has become naturalized in parts of North America. The plant is not as common in the wild as many field guides may suggest, as it is readily attacked by mint flea beetles and has a very low tolerance for sunlight. In areas where it has become naturalized it can often be found in shady, moist areas with a limestone rich soil. Including:

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