Aluminium acetotartrate

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Aluminium acetotartrate (or ALSOL) is an organic acid, astringent, and disinfectant. It is the aluminium salt of acetic acid and tartaric acid.^[1]^[2]

Appearance

Aluminium acetotartrate occurs as colorless or yellowish crystals, freely but exceedingly slowly soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol and ether.^[1]

Applications

Aluminium acetotartrate is employed in 0.5–2% solutions as a nasal douche in affections of the respiratory tract, in 1–3% solutions as a substitute for solution of aluminium acetate, in concentrated solution as a lotion in frostbite and balanitis, and as a snuff with boric acid in atrophic rhinitis.^[1] It is also used as an antiseptic vulnerary ointment cream.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “Modern Materia Medica”. Druggists Circular. 3: 17. 1912. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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[MMM_1912-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “Modern Materia Medica”. Druggists Circular. 3: 17. 1912. Retrieved 2010-05-10.

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Aluminium acetotartrate

Overview

Appearance

Applications

References

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