1 72 A Treatise on 
make it up into fmall Troches with a Mu- 
cilage of Gum Tragacanth in Rofe- Water. 
Thefe being dried in the Shade, are to be 
powdered again as before, and made into 
Troches in the fame Manner •, and fo repeat- 
ing the Procefs a third Time let them be put 
by for Ufe. The Dofe is from gr. vj. to 3fs. 
It is cuftomary with the Apothecaries of Paris 
to fubftitute thefe Troches for the crude Pulp in all 
officinal Compofitions where Colcynth is ordered ; 
and indeed their Pradtice herein is commendable. 
Take of Colocynth-Pulp cut fmall gfs. Infufe in 
^vj. of white Wine, and let them ftand to 
macerate a Night ; then filter the Wine through 
Cap-paper, and diffolve in it §j. of Calabrian 
Manna, for a purging Potion. 
Take of the Troches of Colocynth gr. x. Scam- 
mony gr. vj. Eledtuary of Prunes q. f. Make 
a Bolus. Or, 
Take of the Troches of Colocynth gr. vj. Pow- 
der of Jalap gr. xv. Mercurius Dulcis gr. x. 
Conferve of Rofes q. f. to make a Bolus. 
Take of the Extradl of Colocynth gr. vj. wafhed 
Aloes 9j. Saffron in Powder gr. viij. Syrup of 
Wormwood q. f Mix and make a Bolus, to 
be given in a Suppreffion of the Menfes. 
Take of Colocynth-Pulp gifs. Root of Pellitory 
^fs. boil in q. f. of Water to |xij. to the 
flrained Liquor add of antimonial Wine §iij. 
Sal Gem gij. Make them into a Clyfter for 
fleepy Affedtions and Apoplexies. 
The cathartick Quality of this Drug is fo re- 
markable, that being made into a Paft with Ox- 
gall and applied to the Navel, it kills Worms in 
the 
