Lime Liniment
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Lime liniment is a semi-liquid yellowish-white ointment prepared by mixing equal parts of linseed oil and lime water. It is used externally for burns, providing both protective and astringent effects.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Lime Liniment MA3b,Linimentum Calcis, s. Calcariae (Ph. VII), is prepared at the moment by mixing 1 part linseed oil and 1 part lime water; it has the appearance of a uniform semi-liquid ointment of yellowish-white color. It is used externally for burns: it is applied to a gauze or cloth bandage and applied to the burn site. Lime liniment has on the affected tissues, on one hand (due to the presence of vegetable oil in it), a protective (coating) effect, and on the other (due to lime water) an astringent and acid-neutralizing effect. Similar preparations are unofficial: Linimentum Calcis cum Oleo Amygdalarum paratum, in which linseed oil is replaced by almond oil, and Linimentum Calcariae opiatum, containing about 5% T-гае Opii simplicis, the addition of which is intended for the resorptive analgesic effect of the alkaloids of opium, mainly morphine, after their absorption by the denuded of epidermis wound surface.
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“Lime Liniment.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/lime-liniment/