It is used as an emergency aid for excitation of respiration and excretion of patients from syncope, for which a piece of cotton wool soaked by the preparation is brought to the nose by inhalation, carefully (no closer than 0.5-1 cm). For the manifestation of vomiting, the drug is administered orally 5 to 10 drops per 100 ml of water. For washing hands, use a solution of ammonia (25 ml per 5 liters of warm boiled water).When biting insects are used externally as lotions.