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recommends applying some topical over-the-counter skin products, such as calamine, to absorb the weeping of the skin caused by poisonous plants such as
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Side effects may include skin irritation. It is considered to be safe in
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The use of calamine lotion dates back as far as 1500 BC. It is on the
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This article is about the medication. For other uses, see
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Chamomile
Calamine (disambiguation)
A puddle of a thin pink lotion, next to a pink plastic bottle
zinc oxide
astringent
ferric oxide
antipruritic
KAL-ə-mine
License data
DailyMed
Calamine
Routes of
administration

Topical
ATC code
D02AB
WHO
Legal status
OTC
CAS Number
8011-96-9
PubChem
23083748
ChemSpider
16112062
KEGG
D03284
ChEMBL
ChEMBL3989426
JSmol
Interactive image

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