CHARTA SINAPIS
\t͡ʃˈɑːtə sˈɪnɐpˌiz], \tʃˈɑːtə sˈɪnɐpˌiz], \tʃ_ˈɑː_t_ə s_ˈɪ_n_ɐ_p_ˌi_z]\
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A plaster containing mustard deprived of its fixed oil, spread upon stiff, well-sized paper by means of a solution of gutta percha in chloroform, so that each square inch of paper receives about 6 grains of mustard [U. S. Ph.]. The mustard paper of the Br. Ph., 1898, is not essentially different from that of the U. S. Ph., but the former directs equal parts of black and white mustard, linimentum s. A liniment of camphor, castor oil.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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