What's in Vicks VapoRub
from sourceA medicine sold over the counter, without a prescription.
From the product's label on DailyMed from Procter & Gamble Manufactura S de RL de CV, which lists 8 ingredients. MoleculeFinder matched 3 of them by their FDA UNII codes, 2 of those through the parent compound of the salt, hydrate or other form on the label. DailyMed label, version 13. 5 other ingredients are not MoleculeFinder molecules, so they are not listed here.
Active ingredients 2
- CamphorC10H16O
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Cough suppressant & topical analgesic (on the label as camphor (synthetic)) from source
As a pure substance: LD50 1,310 mg/kg (mouse, oral) from source
- MentholC10H20O
Active ingredient. Purpose on the label: Cough suppressant & topical analgesic from source
As a pure substance: LD50 3,300 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
Inactive ingredients 1
- ThymolC10H14O
Inactive ingredient from source
As a pure substance: LD50 980 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source
Vicks VapoRub also lists eucalyptus oil as an active ingredient; it is not yet in MoleculeFinder.
An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Product names are used only to name the product; MoleculeFinder makes no claim about it beyond its ingredient list. Every product