Abstract
Analysis of a dried residue of Burow's solution revealed that it was composed of aluminum acetate and calcium sulfate. Another study of Burow's solution using the disk method applied for bacterial sensitivity tests showed an extract at the center of the inhibition zone, which was revealed by polarizing microscopy to be made up of aluminum acetate and calcium sulfate. The educts in the inhibition zone appeared to be a combination of aluminum acetate and calcium sulfate.
The non-educt area appeared to be the result of the antibacterial effect of excessive acetic acid only.
If this result can be applied in vivo, the potent antibacterial effect of Burow's solution can be considered to be a result of the combined effect of aluminum acetate and excessive acetic acid. The nebulous substance in Burow's solution was shown to be aluminum hydroxide.
