or 1 methyl 3 hydroxy 4 isopropylbenzene also known as thyme camphor is a natural product obtained from the essential oil of thymus vulgaris and other plant species it can be produced synthetically from p cymene piperitone or m cresol it has a very characteristic pungent odor and a caustic taste thymol has known antiseptic and antifungal qualities and has been used in animals as an anthelmintic against nematodes it is widely available commercially from a number of suppliers mefenamic acid 2 2 3 dimethylphenyl amino benzoic acid is available commercially under the tradenames bafhameritin m bonabol coslan lysalgo namphen parkemed ponalar ponstan ponstel ponstil ponstyl pontal tanston and vialidon it is widely available in the form of its sodium salt the above ingredients are added to the ointment base slowly and with constant stirring the ointment is then allowed to come to room temperature and packaged accordingly aseptic conditions should be maintained throughout the manufacturing process the combination of these active ingredients has a synergistic effect which allows the active ingredients to efficiently penetrate tissues when applied topically in addition to an ointment formulation the above described active ingredients can also be formulated in any known pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for topical application including cream bases.