Levuretin

LEVURETIN, Levuretin, dried brewer's yeast; a yellowish powder containing 5.6% inorganic and 60.8% nitrogenous organic substances, 2.9% nucleic acids and 20.8% carbohydrates, sugars and fiber. L. acts and is applied similarly to ordinary brewer's yeast (see) for constipation, furunculosis, dyspepsia, as well as for acute infectious diseases, especially for puerperal fever. L. is a stable preparation and can be used for treatment in areas where there are no breweries. Dose - 0.5 two to three times a day. Levurin - a preparation of dried brewer's yeast and their extract. It is applied similarly to brewer's yeast. Dose - 1-2 teaspoons a day. Levurinose - bottom-fermenting brewer's yeast, dried in a stream of cold air. Its action is similar to other preparations of dried yeast. Levurinose is used for furunculosis, eczema, infectious diseases, etc., from a teaspoon to a tablespoon three times a day before meals in water or beer. Soap with levurinose, sulfur and salicylic acid is recommended for acne. According to Brocq (L. Brocq), the effect of all these preparations is much lower than that of fresh brewer's yeast. Levu-rargyre - a mercury-nucleic preparation (38.40% Hg), obtained from brewer's yeast and corrosive sublimate; shiny black flakes that give a reddish-brown solution with water; has gone out of use since the appearance of salvarsan and bismuth.