Mucidan
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Mucidan is a pharmaceutical preparation containing ammonium thiocyanate and potassium, used in 1930s medicine for its expectorant and protein-swelling properties. It was prescribed to dissolve mucus and secretions in conditions such as pharyngitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, and ozena.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
MUCIDAN (Mucidan), a preparation containing ammonium thiocyanate and potassium; it possesses expectorant properties and promotes the swelling of protein; it dissolves mucus, secretions of the upper respiratory tract, crusts in the nose, etc. It is used in pharyngitis, laryngitis, and bronchitis internally, and for softening crusts in ozaena and chronic atrophic catarrh in the form of rinses, tampons, or inhalations. Dose: internally 0.25-0.5 two to three times a day; for tamponade—an aqueous 5% solution, and for inhalations—with 20-40 parts of water.
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“Mucidan.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/mucidan/