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  2. Menthol - Wikipedia

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    Menthol may also enhance the activity of glycine receptors and negatively modulate 5-HT 3 receptors and nAChRs. [11] Menthol is widely used in dental care as a topical antibacterial agent, effective against several types of streptococci and lactobacilli. [12] Menthol also lowers blood pressure and antagonizes vasoconstriction through TRPM8 ...

  3. Menthol (data page) - Wikipedia

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  4. Liniment - Wikipedia

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    The equine version of Absorbine is sometimes used by humans, [22] though, anecdotally, its benefits in humans may be because the smell of menthol releases serotonin, or due to a placebo effect. [20] Earl Sloan was a US entrepreneur who made his initial fortune selling his father's horse liniment formula beginning in the period following the ...

  5. Semi-empirical mass formula - Wikipedia

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    The formula represents the liquid-drop model proposed by George Gamow, [1] which can account for most of the terms in the formula and gives rough estimates for the values of the coefficients. It was first formulated in 1935 by German physicist Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker , [ 2 ] and although refinements have been made to the coefficients ...

  6. Throat lozenge - Wikipedia

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    A throat lozenge (also known as a cough drop, sore throat sweet, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat or strep throat), possibly from the common ...

  7. Mentholatum - Wikipedia

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    After 4 years of research and experimentation, the company introduced the original "Mentholatum Ointment" in December 1894, which consisted of a combination of menthol and petrolatum. The product was so successful that in 1903, Hyde opened a second office in Buffalo, New York, to handle sales and distribution east of the Mississippi River .

  8. Drop (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The drop is an approximated unit of measure of volume, the amount dispensed as one drop from a dropper or drip chamber.It is often used in giving quantities of liquid drugs to patients, and occasionally in cooking and in organic synthesis.

  9. Menthyl isovalerate - Wikipedia

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    Validol, the anxiety medication containing a roughly 25% solution of menthol in menthyl isovalerate is prepared essentially in one step, in which the amount of menthol added before conducting the acid catalysed esterification is in an excess such that the resulting solution of the yielded ester has around 25% menthol, simplifying the procedure.