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The active ingredient was bromine; the KBr solution simply provided solubility in water, more suitable for internal surgical use than alcohol. Ref. 1 also mentions that in 1868 "Mr. Marshall and Mr. Southam used a solution of 1 scruple of bromine in 1 oz. of spirit for unhealthy wounds, and found it useful, but very painful"
^Manring, M. M.; Hawk, Alan; Calhoun, Jason H.; Anderson, Romney C. "Treatment of War Wounds: A Historical Review". In 1863, the Union medical officer Middleton Goldsmith (1818–1887), stationed in Louisville, KY, reported the results of a treatment protocol that called for débridement of all necrotic tissue and application of a mixture of bromine, bromide of potassium, and water applied to dressings.