Liniment

Liniments (Latin linere, " lubricate " ) are more or less ointment-like mixtures, which are used to liniments and are usually prepared from fatty oils with lovely or aromatic substances.

The volatile liniment ( liniment ammoniatum volatile) is white, rahmartig thick is obtained by combining ammonia solution shaking of four parts Provence oil with one part and smells strongly ammoniacal. With the addition of camphor states volatile Kampferliniment (L. ammoniato - camphoratum ).

The Seifenliniment (L. saponato - ammoniatum ) is a solution of one part household soap into 30 parts water and ten parts of alcohol, mixed with 15 parts of ammonia liquid.

• L. saponato - camphoratum is Opodeldok
• L. saponato - camphoratum liquidum, liquid Opodeldok
• L. phosphoratum is a solution of phosphorus in fatty oil.