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Preparations and Compositions. Part III.

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Pilule rhei composite. Ed.Compound Fills of Rhubarb.

Rhubarb, in powder, one ounce;Socntorine aloes, six drachms;Myrrh, half an ounce;Volatile oil of peppermint, half a drachm.Make them into a mass, with syrup oi orange-peel.

This pill is intended for moderately warming and strength-ening the stomach, and gently opening the belly. A scrupleof the mass may be taken twice a-day.

PjLUXjE SCILL.2E COMPOSITE. Lond.

Compound Pills of Squill.

Take of

Fresh dried squills, powdered, one drachm;Ginger, powdered,Hard soap, of each three drachms ;Gum ammoniac, in powder, two drachms.

Mix the powders tegether, then beat them with the soap,with the addition of as much syrup as will give them a pro-per consistence.

PlLUL/E SCILUE CUM ZIKGIBERE. Dub.

Squill Pills with Ginger.Take of

Powder of squills, one drachm ;

Ginger, in powder, two drachms ;

Essential oil of aniseed, ten drops.Triturate together, and form into a mass with jelly of soap.

Pilule sciixitice. Ed.Squill Pills.Take of

Dried root of squills, in fine powder, one scruple jGum ammoniac,

Lesser cardamom seeds, in powder,Extract of liquorice, each one drachm.Form them into a mass with simple syrup.

These are elegant and commodious forms for the exhibi-tion of squills, whether for promoting expectoration, or withthe other intentions to which that medicine is applied. Asthe virtue of the compound is derived chiefly from the squills,the other ingi'edients are often varied in extemporaneous pre-scription.