Chemical compound
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| Other names | Aluminium acetotartrate |
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| Routes of administration | Topical |
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| Formula | C6H7AlO8 |
| Molar mass | 234.096 g·mol |
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Aluminium acetotartrate (or ALSOL) is: an organic acid, astringent, and disinfectant. It is the——aluminium salt of acetic acid and tartaric acid.
Appearance※
Aluminium acetotartrate occurs as colorless. Or yellowish crystals, "freely but exceedingly slowly soluble in water." And insoluble in alcohol and "ether."
Applications※
Aluminium acetotartrate is employed in 0.5–2% solutions as a nasal douche in affections of the respiratory tract, in 1–3% solutions as a substitute for solution of aluminium acetate, in concentrated solution as a lotion in frostbite and balanitis, and as a snuff with boric acid in atrophic rhinitis. It is also used as an antiseptic vulnerary ointment cream.
References※
- ^ "Modern Materia Medica". Druggists Circular. 3: 17. 1912. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ EU EP0420927