Rubefacient
71oil — An inflammable liquid, of fatty consistency and unctuous feel, which is insoluble in water, soluble or insoluble in alcohol, and freely soluble in ether. Oils are variously classified as animal …
72origanum oil — The volatile oil (which contains carvacrol) obtained from various species of Origanum (family Labiatae); used as a rubefacient, as a constituent in veterinary liniments, and in microscopic techniques. * * * orig·a·num oil ə rig ə nəm n an… …
73Deep Heat (heat rub) — Deep Heat is a topical, rubefacient, heat rub manufactured by Mentholatum, common in the UK, Ireland and Australia and claim to relieve pains such as rheumatic pain, backache, lumbago and muscle sprains. It comes in various forms, including: a… …
74balsam of Peru — balsam of Pe·ru pə rü n a leguminous balsam from a tropical American tree (Myroxylon pereirae) used esp. as an irritant and to promote wound healing called also Peru balsam, Peruvian balsam * * * peruvian balsam a dark brown viscid liquid… …
75black mustard — n 1) a yellow flowered annual Eurasian herb (Brassica nigra) that is a source of table mustard 2) the dried ripe seed of black mustard or a relative (Brassica juncea) that was formerly much used in medicine as a rubefacient and emetic * * * brown …
76mustard plaster — n a counterirritant and rubefacient plaster containing powdered mustard called also mustard paper * * * a uniform mixture of powdered black mustard and a solution of suitable adhesive, spread on an appropriate backing material; used as a local… …
77pine tar — n tar obtained from the wood of pine trees (genus Pinus and esp. P. palustris) and used in soaps and in the treatment of skin diseases * * * a viscid, blackish brown liquid obtained by destructive distillation of the wood of various pine trees,… …
78rubbing alcohol — rub·bing alcohol rəb iŋ . n a cooling and soothing liquid for external application that contains approximately 70 percent denatured ethanol or isopropyl alcohol * * * [USP] a preparation of acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and 68.5 to 71.5 per… …
79isopropyl rubbing alcohol — [USP] a preparation containing 68–72 per cent isopropyl alcohol in water, used as a rubefacient …
80horseradish — horse·rad·ish (horsґrad ish) 1. Armoracia lapathifolia. 2. any of several other plants of the family Cruciferae resembling A. lapathifolia. 3. the pungent root of one of these plants, used as a condiment and appetite stimulant; in the past it was …
