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Cajeput Oil is a volatile oil distilled from the leaves of the cajeput tree. It is a bluish-green liquid with a strong penetrating odour. It is applied externally as a counter-irritant for chilblains, myalgia and rheumatism, and is used internally as a carminative for gastro-intestinal troubles.
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A counter-irritant is a remedy applied to the body externally which relieves a discomfort somewhere else by producing a local irritation. They effect relief by reflex action due to the sensation they impart to the nerves of the skin below. The term is more specifically applied to such irritating substances as, when applied to the skin, redden or blister it, or produce pustules, purulent issues, etc. The commonest traditional counter-irritants were such materials as mustard, turpentine, cantharides or Spanish fly, croton-oil, and the cautery.
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Croton Liniment is a mixture of croton oil, cajuput oil and alcohol used as a counter-irritant and skin absorbed laxative.
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In medicine, a poultice is a soft moist application applied externally to some part of the body either hot or cold, but generally hot. The simple poultice is made with linseed meal and boiling water, spread out with a uniform thickness on a cloth or rag, and is used where it is desired to hasten the progress of inflammation. Its moisture causes relaxation of the skin, and thereby lessens the discomfort or pain. It also acts as a counter-irritant, producing a redness and congestion of the skin.
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A pustulant is a counter-irritant such as croton oil.
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A rubefacient is a counter-irritant which causes heat and redness - such as hot water for example.
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A vesicant is a counter-irritant which raises blisters - such as cantharides.
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