From the root of Aconitum Napellus are prepared a liniment and a tincture.
The best method of application is by rubbing in a small quantity of the aconitine ointment until numbness is felt, but the costliness of this preparation causes the use of the aconite liniment to be commonly resorted to.
A waiter brought us a very potent cocktail of something, that smelled of horse liniment and Brian naturally drank both glasses.
The external uses of the drug are mainly analgesic. The liniment or plaster of belladonna will relieve many forms of local pain.
Some people find an embrocation or liniment applied to the skin helps, but this should not be used on sensitive or broken skin.