The following historical medicinal recommendations have been confirmed : gastroprotective, antihaemorrhagic ( styptic ), anti-inflammatory and antiepileptic.
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A common delivery system for this is a styptic or hemostatic pencil ( not to be confused with a caustic pencil ).
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Its chemical formula is KAl ( SO 4 ) 2 and it is commonly found in its styptic for minor bleeding from shaving.
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It is a known styptic and has long been used as wound dressing, either in powdered form or as slices 3 cm thick.
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It can be applied to minor cuts as a styptic and antiseptic ( an effect of both the benzoin and its alcohol solvent ).
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At St . Bartholomew's he introduced a new styptic powder which caused smaller sloughs than that of Thomas Gale, which it supplanted.
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I'm thankful I don't own stock in a company that makes styptic pencils . ( Ask any man of shaving age .)
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Creosote in general was listed as an irritant, styptic, antiseptic, narcotic, and diuretic, and in small doses when taken internally as a sedative and anaesthetic.
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More serious nicks can be attended with direct pressure for perhaps a minute with a styptic pencil, or with an application of a household astringent such as witch hazel.
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The bulbs of bluebells are used in folk medicine as a remedy for leucorrhoea, and as a diuretic or styptic, while the sap can be used as an adhesive.
