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wards draining the Liquor through a Rag, gave 
it to his Patient warm. 
The Dofe of the Pulp, reduced to a fubtile 
Powder, is from gr. v. to 9j. and in Decodtion or 
Infufiori from 9fs. to gj. But on Account of its 
Bitternefs, as we have faid, it is prefcribed in thefe 
laft Forms but feldom, and then the Liquor ought 
to be {trained very carefully. For a Clyfter it 
may be boiled to one Drachm, or in an Apoplexy 
to one Drachm and an Half or two Drachms. But 
here likewife we muft remember to be very care- 
ful in {training the Decodtion, left fome Pieces or 
Films of the Colocynth Ihould remain therein *, 
which, according to the Obfervation of Etmuller , 
by adhering to the Coats of the Inteftines, are the 
Caufe of many direful Symptoms. 
If from too large a Dofe of Colocynth a Super- 
purgation or Convulfions are brought on, or if we 
fufpedt their Approach, the Way either to cure or 
prevent them, is to let the Patient drink plenti- 
fully of Oil, and to injedt it by Way of Clyfter. 
This Medicine is feldom of Service in acute Difeafes, 
or to Perfons of bilious Temperaments, or whofe 
Bowels are hot : In a Word, it is fuitable Phyfick 
for fuch only who are of an athletick Conftitution 
and in the Flower of their Age ; being advifeable 
neither to Children, nor old People *, nor efpecially 
to pregnant Women, fince it kills the Foetus if it 
be ufed only as a Suppofitory. The Troches made 
of it, which in the Shops retaining the Arahick Name 
are called Frochifci Alkandal . , are prepared thus. 
Take of the beft Colocynth Pulp, cleared from 
its Seeds, q. v. cut it fmall with Sciftars and 
rub it betwixt the Hands with q. f. of Oil 
of fweet Almonds •, then reduce it to a very 
fine or impalpable Powder in a Mortar, and 
make 
