436 XII. CONSISTENT COMPOUNDS.— 



Pil. communes. Aloes Socotr. 3ij, myrrh ae 5j? croci ^ss, syr. de 

 absinthio q. s. 



Pil Rufi.i P. L. 1745. PilulcB ex aloe cum myrrha. Aloes 

 Socotr. ^ij, myrrh., croci 3J, syr. croci q. s. 



Pil. aloes cum myrrha. The same, but with simple syrup. 



2. Aloes lib., myrrhae 8 oz., croci in fceno 2 oz., syr. croci lib. 

 8 oz. 



3. Aloes lib., myrrh. 6 oz., croci, pulv. curcumae veri, ana 3 oz., 

 syr. croci q. s. ; stomachic, purgative, gr. x— 3j. 



Pil. aloes et myrrhce^ P. E. Aloes hepat. 5J, myrrh, ^ss, croci 

 5ij, ol. carui 3ss, syr. simp. q. s. 



Pil aloes et myrrhce^ P. D. Aloes Soc. ^iiij, myrrh. 5ij, croci 

 5 j, syr. simp. q. s. 



RuDius^s PILLS, Pil Rudii. Pulp, colocynth. 3VJ, ras. agarici, 

 rad. helleb. nigri, rad. turpethi, ana 3SS, cinnam., macis, caryoph. 

 arom. ana 3ij, S. V. R. ^x ; digest four days, strain with strong 

 pressure, add scammonii 5SS, aloes Soctr. 5j ; distil oft* the spirit 

 till the remainder is left of the consistence of honey, and reduce 

 this to a mass by farther evaporation. Cathartic, gr. v — xxx, ter 

 die, till it operates : the original formula, esteemed one of the most 

 certain purges known, and used when evacuation was difficult to 

 be procured, but yet absolutely necessary. 



ExTitACTUM cATHARTicuM. Pulp. colocynth. 3VJ, cardam. 

 min. ^ss, proof spirit lb. ; digest, express, and dissolve in the tinc- 

 ture aloes Socotr. jjss, scammon. ^ss, draw off" the spirit, and 

 reduce the remainder to a proper consistence. 



Extr. coLocYNTHiDis coMPOsiTUM. P. L. before 1809. Pulp, 

 colocynth. 3vj, proof spirit lb. j ; digest, press out the tincture, 

 add aloes Socotr. 3jss, scammon. ^ss, distil off the spirit, adding 

 towards the end cardam. min. 3j. 



Extr. coloc. comp. P. L. 1809. Pulp, colocynth. ^vj, water 

 lb. ij ; digest, strain, add aloes Socotr. 5Jss, scammon. |ss, sapon. 

 duri 5iij, evaporate, adding as before, cardam. min. 3j. 



Extr. col. comp. P. L. 1815. As the last, omitting the soap. 



Extr. col comp. P. L. 1824. As the formula in 1809, using 

 proof spirit lb. j instead of the water. 



Extr. col comp. P. D. As the London 1809, using only lb. j 

 of water, and adding the soap, reduced to a jelly by water, along 

 with the cardamoms towards the end. 



2. Colocynth. 15 oz., aloes Soc. 31b., gum. scam. 10 oz., sem. 

 coriand. 2 oz., dr. 4, proof spirit 2 gall. 



3. Pulv. coloc. lb. jss, card. min. 4 oz., scamm., aloes hepat. 

 ana 6 oi. 



