Lithargite

Mainly contains lead oxide PbO; also contains small amounts of sand, metallic lead, and lead dioxide PbO2 as impurities.

Litharge paste at 2% concentration inhibits Trichophyton concentricum, Trichophyton flavum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Microsporum ferrugineum in test tubes; at 4% concentration it inhibits Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton gypseum, Trichophyton pedis, etc. The aqueous extract (1:3) also inhibits various dermatophytes to varying degrees in test tubes. It can combine with protein to form lead protein. It has the action of astringing local mucosal vessels, protecting the ulcer surface, and reducing mucus secretion.

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