3 Pilula Ipecacuanhas cum Scilla (see Ipecacuanha). 

 2 Tinctura Scillae. Dose, 5-15 min.; 0.3-0.6 c.c. 

 20; Alcohol, 60%, 100: by maceration. 



SCOPARII CACUMINA. BROOM TOPS. The fresh and dried tops of 

 Cytisus scoparius. 



^nfusum Scoparii. Dose, 1-2 fl. oz.; 30-60 c.c. 

 10; boiling Water, 100. 



3 Succus Scoparii. Dose, 1-2 fl. dr.; 4-8 c.c. 

 75 of juice of fresh tops; Alcohol, 25. 



SENEGA RADIX. SENEGA ROOT. The dried root of Polygala 

 Senega. Greyish or yellowish slender roots, 2-4 inches long, enlarged at 

 the top into a crown bearing the basis of numerous slender aerial stems: 

 odour distinctive; taste at first sweet, subsequently acrid. 



^nfusum Senegae. Dose, %-\ fl. oz.; 15-30 c.c. 

 5; boiling Water, 100. 



3 Liquor Senegae Concentratus. Dose, 30-60 min.; 2-4 c.c. 

 The extract of 50 in 100 of diluted alcohol. 



3 Tinctura Senegae. Dose, 30-60 min. ; 2-4 c.c. 

 20; Alcohol 60%, 100: by percolation. 



Senna Alexandrina. Alexandrine Senna. The dried leaflets of 

 Cassia acutifolia. Pale, greyish-green, brittle leaflets, $4-1*4 inch in 

 length, unequal at the base: odour, faint, peculiar; taste mucilaginous and 

 unpleasant. 



Senna Indica. East Indian Senna. (Tinnivelly Senna.) The 

 dried leaflets of Cassia angustifolia. Pale yellowish-green leaflets un- 

 equal at the base; odour and taste similar to the above. The following 

 preparations may be made from either of these two drugs. 



3 Confectio Sennae. Dose, 60-120 grs. ; 4-8 gms. 



9.33; Coriander Fruit, 4; Figs, 3.16; Tamarinds, 12; Cassia Pulp, 12; 

 Prunes, 8; Extract of Liquorice, 1.33; Sugar, 40; Water sufficient to pro- 

 duce 100 by weight. 



x lnfusum Sennae. Dose, $4-1 fl. oz.; 15-30 c.c.: as a draught, 

 2 fl. oz.; 60 c.c. 

 10; Ginger, 0.63; boiling Water, 100. 



2 Mistura Sennae Composita. (Black Draught.) Dose, 1-2 

 fl. oz.; 30-60 c.c. 



Magnesium Sulphate, 25; Liquid Extract of Liquorice, 5; Compound 

 Tincture of Cardamons, 10; Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, 5; Infusum 

 of Senna to 100. 



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