AIM:-To prepare zinc and castor oil ointmient.

   AIM:-To prepare zinc and castor oil ointmient.

   Reference:-

Seth A K; practical book of pharmaceutics -2,PV book publication page No:-2/143

 Ingredients                    Quantity (1000g)

    Zinc oxide                            75g

    Castor oil                              500g

    Cetosteryl alcohol               20g

    White bees wax                  100 g

    Arsenic oil                            305g

THEORY:- 

Ointment is semi-solid preparation intended for application to skin with withcul injection They may be oleaginous or entirely free from oleagine substance or may be emulsion of fatty materials Cintment bases are of differe types whuch are as follows 

● Oleaginous ointment base  

● Absorptio oitment base 

● Emulsion ointmient base 

● Water soluble ointment base 

Ointment can be prepared by fusion, trituration chemical reactions and dilution 

PROCEDURE: -

1) Weigh all the ingredients and take therm in a beaker or china dish. 

2) Mett cetosteryl alcchol and white bees vax on water bath and add arachis oil in 

3) Triturate zinc axide and casior oil in a pestle mortar 

4) Add the mixture of zinc oxide and castor oil Into melted ingredients. 

5)  Stir continuousty with a glasS rod unti" cocol 

6) Transfer the ointment to vide mouth container and cap it 

USE:-

It is used as astringerit 

STORAGE:-

Store in a well closed container at cool pisce 

RESULT:-

Gintment of zinc oxide and castor oil was Diepared and dispensed.