Zambuk - Zambuck
- Zam-Buk
The
word 'Zambuk' is rarely heard today, but used to be in common use in
Australia and New Zealand to describe first-aid officers. The exact
origins of the word itself are now long forgotten, the name suggests the
original source was African. Zam-buk is still described today as
first-aid in a tin.
There
is a town in South Africa called Zambuk.
A
new product called 'Zam-Buk', started to appear on chemists' shelves in
Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada in about 1903. Who came
up with the idea of creating the 'Zam-Buk' skin-dressing is unknown, but
for the first-half of the 20th century it was a very popular product.
Zam-Buk was a recognised treatment that could successfully kill germs
that had entered the skin. It was also used for sprains, muscle
soreness, burns, and many other skin ailments. Apparently made from
vegetable ingredients.
Ingredients: Petrolatum, colophonium, eucalyptus globulus
(eucalyptus oil), camphor (camphor oil), cera alba (beeswax), thymus
vulgaris (thyme oil)
See
http://rl1908.com/rugby-league/zam-buk.htm for more information an
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