Aluminium acetotartrate
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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−1 |
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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.[1][2]
Appearance
Aluminium acetotartrate occurs as colorless or yellowish crystals, freely but exceedingly slowly soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol and ether.[1]
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.[1] It is also used as an antiseptic vulnerary ointment cream.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Modern Materia Medica". Druggists Circular. 3: 17. 1912. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ EU EP0420927
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