open, one may be taken night and
morning.
PILLS, Useful Aperient. —
Take of compound rhubarb pill a
drachm and one scruple, of powdered
ipecacuanha, six grains, and of extract
of hyoscyamus one scruple. Mix and
beat into a mass, and divide into
twenty-four pills. Take one, two, or if
of a very costive habit, three at bed-
time. For persons requiring a more
powerful purge, the same formula, with
ten grains of compound extract of
colocynth, will form a good purgative
pill. The mass receiving this addition
must be divided into 30 instead of 24
pills.
PILLS for a Bad Cough. —
Compound ipecacuanha powder, half a
drachm ; fresh dried squills, ten grains ;
sulphate of ammoniacum, ten grains ;
treacle, sufficient quantity to make a
mass. Divide into twelve pills ; one to
be taken night and morning.
PILL, Composing. — Take of
purified opium, ten grains ; Castile
soap, half a drachm. Beat them to-
gether, and form the whole into twenty
pills. When a quieting draught will
not sit on the stomach, one, two, or
three of these pills may be taken as
occasion requires.
PILLS, Female. — Take of aloes,
one drachm ; calomel, one scruple.
Make into twenty pills. One or two is
sufficient for a dose.
PILL, Foetid. — Assafoetida, half
an ounce; simple syrup sufficient to
form it into pills. In hysteric com-
plaints, three or four pills may be taken
twice or thrice a day ; they also keep
the body open ; a proper quantity of
rhubarb, aloes, or jalap, may occasion-
ally be added to the above mass.
PILLS, for Jaundice. — Take of
Castile soap, soccotrine aloes, and
rhubarb, of each one drachm. Make
them into pills with a sufficient quantity
of syrup and mucilage. Three or four
may be taken daily ; and now and then
a vomit of ipecacuanha.
PILL, Purging. — Soccotrine
aloes and Castile soap, each a drachms ;
simple syrup sufficient to make them
Into pills. For keeping the body gently
open, one may fos taken night and
morning. They are deobstraent and
stomachic.
When aloetic purges are improper,
take extract of jalap, and vitriolated
tartar, of each 2 drachms ; syrup of
ginger, sufficient to make them into
pills. Take as above.
PILLS for Spitting of Blood.
— Take of powdered alum five grains ;
powdered nutmegs, five grains; mix,
and divide into two pills.
PILLS, Squill. — Take powder
of dried squills, a drachm and a half ;
gum ammoniac and cardamom seeds in
powder, of each three drachms ; simple
syrup a sufficient quantity.
In dropsical and asthmatic com-
plaints, two or three of these pills may
be taken twice a day, or oftener, if the
stomach will bear it.
PILLS, Stomachic. — Take ex-
tract of gentian, two drachms ; powder-
ed rhubarb and vitriolated tartar, of
each one drachm ; oil of mint, thirty
drops ; simple syrup a sufficient quantity.
Three or four of these pills may be
taken twice a day for invigorating the
stomach, and keeping the body gently
open.
PILLS, Strengthening. — Take
soft extract of bark and salt of steel,
each a drachm. Make into pills.
In disorders arising from excessive
debility or relaxation of the solids, as
the chlorosis, or green sickness, two of
these pills may be taken three times a
day.
PILLS, Vegetable Laxative. —
Take of extract of jalap, thirty grains ;
extract of colocynth, twenty grains ;
scammony, ten grains ; oil of cloves,
ten drops; powdered ginger, twenty
grains. Make into 24 pills. Two for
a dose. '(■■
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open, one may be taken night and morning.
PILLS, Useful Aperient. — Take of compound rhubarb pill a drachm and one scruple, of powdered ipecacuanha, six grains, and of extract of hyoscyamus one scruple. Mix and beat into a mass, and divide into twenty-four pills. Take one, two, or if of a very costive habit, three at bedtime. For persons requiring a more powerful purge, the same formula, with ten grains of compound extract of colocynth, will form a good purgative pill. The mass receiving this addition must be divided into 30 instead of 24 pills.
PILLS for a Bad Cough. — Compound ipecacuanha powder, half a drachm ; fresh dried squills, ten grains ; sulphate of ammoniacum, ten grains ; treacle, sufficient quantity to make a mass. Divide into twelve pills ; one to be taken night and morning.
PILL, Composing. — Take of purified opium, ten grains ; Castile soap, half a drachm. Beat them together, and form the whole into twenty pills. When a quieting draught will not sit on the stomach, one, two, or three of these pills may be taken as occasion requires.
PILLS, Female. — Take of aloes, one drachm ; calomel, one scruple. Make into twenty pills. One or two is sufficient for a dose.
PILL, Foetid. — Assafoetida, half an ounce; simple syrup sufficient to form it into pills. In hysteric complaints, three or four pills may be taken twice or thrice a day ; they also keep the body open ; a proper quantity of rhubarb, aloes, or jalap, may occasionally be added to the above mass.
PILLS, for Jaundice. — Take of Castile soap, soccotrine aloes, and rhubarb, of each one drachm. Make them into pills with a sufficient quantity of syrup and mucilage. Three or four may be taken daily ; and now and then a vomit of ipecacuanha.
PILL, Purging. — Soccotrine aloes and Castile soap, each a drachms ; simple syrup sufficient to make them Into pills. For keeping the body gently open, one may be taken night and
morning. They are deobstraent and stomachic.
When aloetic purges are improper, take extract of jalap, and vitriolated tartar, of each 2 drachms ; syrup of ginger, sufficient to make them into pills. Take as above.
PILLS for Spitting of Blood. — Take of powdered alum five grains ; powdered nutmegs, five grains; mix, and divide into two pills.
PILLS, Squill. — Take powder of dried squills, a drachm and a half ; gum ammoniac and cardamom seeds in powder, of each three drachms ; simple syrup a sufficient quantity.
In dropsical and asthmatic complaints, two or three of these pills may be taken twice a day, or oftener, if the stomach will bear it.
PILLS, Stomachic. — Take extract of gentian, two drachms ; powdered rhubarb and vitriolated tartar, of each one drachm ; oil of mint, thirty drops ; simple syrup a sufficient quantity.
Three or four of these pills may be taken twice a day for invigorating the stomach, and keeping the body gently open.
PILLS, Strengthening. — Take soft extract of bark and salt of steel, each a drachm. Make into pills.
In disorders arising from excessive debility or relaxation of the solids, as the chlorosis, or green sickness, two of these pills may be taken three times a day.
PILLS, Vegetable Laxative. — Take of extract of jalap, thirty grains ; extract of colocynth, twenty grains ; scammony, ten grains ; oil of cloves, ten drops; powdered ginger, twenty grains. Make into 24 pills. Two for a dose. '(■■