Chap. 4. Bolufes.

It ma,y be taken twice a day, alongwith any fuitable liquor.

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Bolus iliacus.

Iliac bolus.

Take of

Cathartic extrafl, one fcruple;Thebaic extraft, one grain.Make them into a bolus.

This bolus is prefcribed by Dr.Mead, for eaftng the pain, and pro-curing ftools, in the illiac paflion,and dry belly-ach ; where the ir-ritating cathartics, exhibited bythemfelves, are thrown up by vo-mit. The ufe of this medicine isto be preceded by plentiful bleed-ing, and accompanied with purga-tive glyllers of the more acrid kind;and its operation promoted by in-fufion of fena mixed with a little ofthe elixir falutis, or tin&ure of fena.

Bolus mercurialis.Mercurial bolus.

Take of

Calompl, from five to fifteen

grains ;

Conferve of rofes, half a dram.Mix and make them into a bolus.

This bolus is given every night,or oftener, for railing a falivation,in venereal, and other diforders,which require that herculean ope-ration. It is likewife taken atnight as an alterative, to be car-ried off next morning by a cathar-tic: mercurials exhibited in thismanner, have generally better ef-fects than when joined with pur-gatives dire&ly.

Bolus mercurialisemeticuS.

Emetic mercurial bolus.

Take of

Yellow emetic mercury, fixgrains;

Conferve of rofes, a fufficien'tquantity.

Make them into a bolus.

This ftrong emetic is given invenereal and leprous difeafes; par-ticularly in the cafe of foul ulcersof long Handing, the cleanfing andcure of which are frequently pro-moted by it. The violence of itsoperation limits its ufe to robuftconftitutions.

Bolus pectoralis.Peroral bolus.

Takeof

Spermaceti, fifteen grains ;Gum ammoniacum, ten grains;Salt of hartfnorn, five grains;Simple fyrup, as much as is fuf-ficient.

Mix and make them into a bolus.

In colds of long Handing, oldcoughs, afthmas, and beginningconfumptions, this bolus generallygives relief; efpecially if bleedingis premifed, and repeated, if ne-celfary, at proper intervals.

Bolus rhei cum mercurio.

Bolus of rhubarb <with mercury.Take of

Choice rhubarb, twenty - five

grains ;

Calomel, five grains;

Simple fyrup, as much as willform them into a bolus.

This is a very mild mercurialpurgative. It is given to deilroyworms, and in cacheftic, chlorotic,and other like diforders.

Bolus rheumatic us.Rheumatic bolus.

Take of

Extrafl; of guaiacum, half adram ;

Salt of hartfhorn, feven grain?;Simple fyrup, a fufficient quan-tity.

Make them into a bolus.

In chronical rheumatifms, whe-ther the remains of a rheumatic fe-

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