Abstract
I didn’t know that. All I know was that for my entire childhood, therewas this crumpled tube coveredwith sticky black fingerprints in the familymedicine cabinet. I still don’t know how efficacious ichthyol is, but as a blaring advertisement, “Look here! There’s a huge zit underneath this glob of black gunk,” nothing beats ichthyol! Try to identify from their chemical formulae these other home remedies thatmight be lurking in yourmedicine chest. 1. C3H8O 2. MgSO4 3. C6H9I2NO 4. ZnO + Fe2O3 5. (C6H5CO)2O2 6. (CH2)n 20 ≤ n ≤ 40 7. C20H8Br2HgNa2O6 8. (MgO)3(SiO2)4H2O 9. KAl(SO4)2 + 12(H2O) 10. C23H46N6O13 + (H2SO4)3, C56H100N16O17S, C66H101N17SZn Answers: (1) rubbing alcohol; (2) Epsom salt; (3) povidoneiodine (Betadine; Purdue Products LP); (4) calamine; (5) benzoyl peroxide; (6) mineral oil; (7) merbromin (Mercurochrome;no longermanufactured); (8) talcumpowder; (9) alum (styptic); (10) triple antibiotic (neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B sulfate, and bacitracin zinc).
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