chrysarobin

American  

[kris-uh-roh-bin] / ˌkrɪs əˈroʊ bɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a mixture of compounds obtained from Goa powder, used in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin conditions.

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chrysarobin British  

/ ˌkrɪsəˈrəʊbɪn /

noun

1. a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions

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Etymology

Origin of chrysarobin

First recorded in 1885–90; chrys- + (ar)arob(a) + -in ²

Example Sentences

It can be checked with antiseptic drugs, especially chrysarobin, powder obtained from a tropical tree, which is an ancient remedy of Indian herb doctors.

From Time Magazine Archive

The British pharmacopoeia has an ointment containing one part of chrysarobin and 24 of benzoated lard.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

Pyrogallol is valuable, and is employed in the same manner and strength as chrysarobin.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Ichthyol internally, and external applications of the same drug, and of resorcin, chrysarobin, and pyrogallic acid, have been extolled.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

If the patches are few and large, chrysarobin rubber-plaster may be used.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman