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  2. Coal tar - Wikipedia

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    Coal tar is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. [10] Coal tar is generally available as a generic medication and over the counter. [4] Coal tar is used in medicated shampoo, soap and ointment.

  3. Goeckerman therapy - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] However, Goeckerman therapy is considered safe although use of tar may have the side-effects of contact dermatitis and mild local burning due to tar hypersensitivity. A retrospective study by Stern et al., of 1,373 patients concluded that there was an increase in skin cancers in those receiving repeated Goeckerman treatments compared to ...

  4. Quinoline - Wikipedia

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    Quinoline was first extracted from coal tar in 1834 by German chemist Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge; [4] he called quinoline leukol ("white oil" in Greek). [7] Coal tar remains the principal source of commercial quinoline. [8]

  5. Tar - Wikipedia

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    One can produce a tar-like substance from corn stalks by heating them in a microwave oven. This process is known as pyrolysis. Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. [1]

  6. Antifungal - Wikipedia

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    Coal tar; Copper(II) sulfate [22] Crystal violet – a triarylmethane dye. It has antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties and was formerly important as a topical antiseptic. [23] Chlorhexidine is a topical antibacterial and antifungal. It is commonly used in hospitals as an antiseptic.

  7. Black tar heroin - Wikipedia

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    Black tar heroin. Black tar heroin, also known as black dragon, is a form of heroin that is sticky like tar or hard like coal. Its dark color is the result of crude processing methods that leave behind impurities. Despite its name, black tar heroin can also be dark orange or dark brown in appearance. [1] Black tar heroin is impure diacetylmorphine.

  8. Anthracene - Wikipedia

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    Anthracene is a solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) of formula C 14 H 10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. It is a component of coal tar.Anthracene is used in the production of the red dye alizarin and other dyes, as a scintillator to detect high energy particles, as production of pharmaceutical drugs.

  9. Wright's Coal Tar Soap - Wikipedia

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    Created by William Valentine Wright in 1860, Wright's Coal Tar Soap is a British brand of antiseptic soap designed to cleanse the skin thoroughly. It is an orange colour. For over 150 years, Wright's Coal Tar Soap was a popular brand of household soap; its successor, Wright's Traditional Soap, can still be bought in supermarkets and from ...