This looks like unguent hydroxide of ammonium to me. In other words, a
cream/salve/ointment containing ammonium hydroxide. As ammonium lactate
(ammonium hydroxide + lactic acid) it is still used nowadays to treat a
variety of skin conditions.
It is also as an antimicrobial to make minced meat safe to eat!
Tricia Rey
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-----Original Message-----
From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phillip Barlow
Sent: 05 February 2013 16:23
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Subject: Enquiry
I'm currently working on something that involves a document from 1945,
which makes reference to "Ung, Hyd. Ammon." as a treatment for pressure
sores. I've tried looking and can't find precisely what this actually
means - I'm assuming that "ammon" is ammonia, and that "ung" might be a
typo to be "unc." meaning unconditioned, but I'm still kinda stuck. Can
anyone help?
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