Burrows solution
Burrows solution, also known as domeboros powder, is used in healing wounds and skin irritations such as bites, poison ivy, allergic swelling, and bruising. "It consists of aluminium acetate dissolved in water. It was invented in the mid-19th century by Karl August Burow, an ophthalmologist."
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