1) Balms 2) Nards 3) Rubs 4) Salves 1) Oily lotions 
Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medicaments; ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons. ... Synonym: salves; unctions; unguents. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...