ammonium bituminosulfonate , auch: ammonium bituminosulphonate
ichthammol

Only Syzran processing plant continued using oil shale for production of ammonium bituminosulfonate.

Oil shale can also be used for production of different chemical products, construction materials, and pharmaceutical products, e.g. ammonium bituminosulfonate.

Other treatment options can be applying heat packs to abscesses to help draw it to the surface and using drawing salves such as Ichthammol.

Pharmacologically, Ichthammol has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, and fungicidal properties.

As a result, its chemical basis is totally different from the one of Ichthammol USP/Ph.

In otology, a mixture of glycerol and ichthammol (G & I) is used for the topical treatment of ear infections.

Ointments or paste bandages containing coal tar or ichthammol are useful for chronic lichenified patches of eczema.

By sulfonation of the resulting oil (or purified fractions thereof) and subsequent neutralization with ammonia Ichthammol results as viscous, water-soluble substance with characteristic bitumen-like odor.

According to the "list of preferred Specials" by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) Ichthammol can be used in Dermatology prescribing to treat acutely inflamed atopic eczema, among others.