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Definition of Chrysarobin
1. Noun. A bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases.
Definition of Chrysarobin
1. n. A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid.
Definition of Chrysarobin
1. Noun. (organic compound) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chrysarobin
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Medical Definition of Chrysarobin
1. An extract of Goa powder; a complex mixure of reduction products of chrysophanic acid, emodin, and emodin monomethyl ether; used locally in ringworm, psoriasis, and eczema. Origin: G. Chrysos, gold, + Brazil Ind. Araroba, bark (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysarobin
Literary usage of Chrysarobin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1886)
"records a case of psoriasis in which the method of treatment first recommended
by Professor Auspitz was followed with great chrysarobin Paint fpr Psoriasis. ..."
2. Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Students and Practitioners of Medicine by Horatio Charles Wood (1916)
"chrysarobin is a yellow powder without odor or taste, but very irritant to the
... The Pharmacopoeia recognizes, besides chrysarobin itself, a Io per cent, ..."
3. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1890)
"By a peculiar arrangement, it is laid down that the German druggist must dispense
chrysarobin when the physician prescribes ..."
4. A Textbook of pharmacology and therapeutics, or, the Action of drugs in by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1918)
"It is dangerous to apply it to very large surfaces, however, and many authorities
therefore advise the use of chrysarobin in its stead. ..."
5. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1889)
"In general it acts more slowly than chrysarobin, so that treatment carried to
entire cure required several days more, yet the greater tolerance of the skin ..."
6. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1887)
"chrysarobin and Salicylic Add in Psoriasis. Dr. GEORGE HENRY Fox, in the second
edition of his Photographic Illustrations of Skin Diseases, ..."
7. A Text-book of practical therapeutics: With Especial Reference to the by Hobart Amory Hare (1894)
"... for carbolic acid, chrysarobin, and the vegetable alkaloids in the treatment
of skin diseases, and in diseases of the eye, such as purulent ophthalmia. ..."
8. American Medical Journal (1891)
"chrysarobin, 12 grs. ; Iodoform, 4^ grs. ; Ext. Belladonna, 9 grs. ; Vaselin, 6J
drs. Mx. ft. ungt. The internal knots are treated with the following: ..."
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