Urodonal
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Urodonal was a popular effervescent granular salt marketed by the Chatelain firm in the 1930s, consisting of various compounds like lysidine, piperazine quinate, and urotropin. It was prescribed for gout, rheumatism, and renal or hepatic colic based on the unproven claim that it dissolved uric acid deposits. Once manufactured in the USSR, it is no longer used in modern medicine.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
URODONAL, an effervescent salt in the form of granules, the composition of which according to some formulas includes lysidine, sidonal (piperazine quinate), and urotropin; according to other formulas, benzoic acid and lithium salts are given instead of lysidine and sidonal. Soda and citric acid are added to produce effervescence. Urodonal was heavily advertised by the Chatelain firm and was very widespread. It was used for gout, rheumatism, renal and hepatic colic, and was ascribed the ability (not experimentally proven) to dissolve uric acid deposits and increase the excretion of uric acid. For a time it was also prepared in the USSR.
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“Urodonal.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/urodonal/