Pilulae Aloes Et Assafoetidae. Edin. Pills of Aloes and Assafoetida

"Take of socotorine aloes in powder, assafoetida, soap, of each equal parts. Beat them into a mass with mucilage of gum-arabic."

Syn. Pilules d'Aloe avec Assafoetida (F.), Pillole Aloeteche con assafetida (I.)

These pills are anodyne and cathartic. They have been found extremely useful in dyspepsia attended with flatulence. The dose is grs. x., given twice a day.

Pilulae Aloes Cum Myrrha. Lond. Pills of Aloes with Myrrh

"Take of aloes, two ounces, saffron, myrrh, of each an ounce; syrup, a sufficient quantity. Rub separately to powder the aloes and the myrrh; then beat all the ingredients together until they form an uniform mass."

Dublin.

"Take of hepatic aloes, two ounces; myrrh, saffron, of each one ounce; simple syrup, a sufficient quantity. Rub the myrrh and the aloes separately to powder, and beat the whole together into a mass."

Pilulae Aloes et Myrrhae, Edin. Pills of Aloes and Myrrh.

"Take of socotorine aloes, four parts; myrrh, two parts; saffron, one part. Beat them into a mass with simple syrup."

Syn. Pilules d'Aloe avec la Myrrhe (F.), Pillole Aloetiche con Mirra (I.).

These useful pills have been employed since the time of Rhazes, to stimulate and open the bowels in chlorotic, hypochondriacal, and cachetic habits. The dose is from grs. x. to Эj., given twice a day.

Pilulae Ammoniureti Cupri. Edin. Pills of Ammoniuret of Copper

"Take of ammoniuret of copper, rubbed to fine powder, sixteen grains; crumb of bread, four scruples; water of carbonate of ammonia, a sufficient quantity. Beat them into a mass, and divide it into thirty-two equal pills."

Syn. Pilules cuivreuses de Swediaur (F.).

This is a convenient form for the exhibition of the ammo-nio-sulphate of copper, half a grain of which is contained in each of the pills. They are given in epilepsy and other spasmodic diseases. One pill, given night and morning, is sufficient at first; but the number may be gradually increased till five be taken for a dose.

Pilulae Cambogiae Compositae. Lond. Edin. Dub. Compound Pills of Gamboge

"Take of gamboge, in powder, a drachm; aloes, in powder, a drachm and a half; ginger, in powder, half a drachm; soap, two drachms. Mix the powders together; then add the soap, and beat the whole together into an uniform mass."

1 Pilulae ruffi seu communes, P. L. 1720.

This is considerably more active than the aloetic pills. The dose is from grs. x. to Эj., given at bed-time in obstinate cos-tiveness.

Pilulae Colocynthidis Compositae. Edin. Dub. Compound Colocynth Pills

"Take of socotorine aloes, scammony, of each eight parts; colocynth pulp, four parts; sulphate of potassa, oil of cloves, of each one part. Beat the extract, gum resin, and sulphate together into powder, then, with the colocynth pulp rubbed to fine powder, mix them with the oil, and, finally, beat the whole into a mass with mucilage of gum."

This pill is more powerful in its operation than any other aloetic pills; and it does not so soon lose its power when taken for any considerable length of time in habitual cos-tiveness. Dose from grs. x. to grs. xv.