Boracic Acid
From London's Ghost Acres
Boracic acid, is a weak acid, and when diluted, it can be used as an antiseptic when treating minor burns and cuts. It can be used as an eye wash when it is highly diluted, but this use causes a greater risk of toxicity. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid#Medical)
An artificial version of Borax is listed in the Pharmacopeia. Boracic acid is not addressed in the Compendium.
Contents
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Boracic Acid
Is soluble in alcohol and burns with a green flame [1]
Preparations of Boracic Acid
Solution of Boracic Acid [2]
- Boracic acid (50 grains) dissolved into rectified spirit (1 fl oz) and filtered
Borax / Borax [3]
- an artificial version of Borax can be made by combining boracic acid and carbonate of soda
References
- ↑ General Medical Council of Great Britain, British Pharmacopeia, (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 380 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene
- ↑ GMCGB, 386
- ↑ GMCGB, 59