Chapter XLIV: Part 2 (5)

4. (PILLS OF ALOES AND MASTIC; LADY CRESPIGNY’S PILLS, LADY HESKETH’S P., LADY WEBSTER’S P., DIGESTIVE P., STOMACH P., PILULÆ ALOËS ET MASTICHES, P. A. CUM MASTICHE, P. STOMACHICÆ MESUES; GRAINS DE VIE, GRAINS DE MESUES.) From aloes (powdered), 6 dr.; powdered mastic and petals of red roses, of each 2 dr.; syrup of wormwood, q. s. to form a pill-mass. For 3-gr. pills. In small doses they excite the appetite; in larger ones they produce a bulky and copious evacuation. This is the formula of the old Paris Codex. Rhubarb is now frequently substituted for the rose petals.

5. (Sir C. Bell’s.) From sulphate of quinine, 4 gr.; mastic, 6 gr.; rhubarb, 50 gr.; syrup of orange peel, q. s. to mix. For 12 or, preferably, 18 pills.

6. (Sir Chas. Clarke’s.) From extract of chamomile, 1/2 dr.; myrrh and rhubarb (in powder), of each 20 gr.; powdered Socotrine aloes, 10 gr.; oil of chamomile, 8 drops; mucilage, q. s. to form 20 pills. “These pills, which were originally prescribed by Sir Chas. Clarke, are much used in London.” (Redwood.)

7. (Frank’s.) From aloes and jalap, of each 4 parts; rhubarb, 1 part; syrup of wormwood, q. s. For 3-gr. pills.

8. (P. Cod.) Aloes, 6 dr.; extract of cinchona bark, 3 dr.; cinnamon, 1 dr.; syrup of wormwood, q. s.

The dose of the above is 3 to 5 gr., about an hour before dinner, to promote the appetite; or, as a purgative, 10 to 15 gr.

=Pills, Diuret′ic.= _Syn._ PILULÆ DIURETICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. From powdered foxglove, 12 gr.; calomel, powdered squills, and opium, of each 4 gr.; conserve of hips, q. s. For 12 pills.

2. (Dr A. T. Thomson.) Mercurial pill, 1 dr.; powdered squills, 20 gr.; confection of roses, q. s.; divided into 20 pills. The dose of either of the above is 1 pill, twice or thrice daily; in dropsy, &c.

=Pills, Dixon’s.= According to Dr Paris these pills consist of aloes, scammony, rhubarb, and a little tartar emetic, beaten up with syrup. “The following formula produces a pill precisely similar to this nostrum:——Take of compound extract of colocynth (Ph. L. 1836), 4 dr.; powdered rhubarb, 2 dr.; potassio-tartrate of antimony, 8 gr.; syrup of buckthorn, q. s.; mix, and divide into 120 pills. Aperient and diaphoretic.——_Dose_, 2 or 3, at bedtime.” (Cooley.) Although a nostrum it is really an excellent medicine, adapted for numerous cases.

=Pills, Duchesne’s.= _Prep._ From aloes and gum ammoniacum, of each 30 gr.; mastic and myrrh, 10 gr.; carbonate of potassa and saffron, of each 3 gr.; syrup, q. s. In the dyspepsia of hysterical patients, in engorgements of the abdominal viscera, following intermittent fevers, &c.

=Pills, Dys′entery.= _Syn._ PILULÆ DYSENTERICÆ, L. _Prep._ Pure alumina and tannic acid, of each 20 gr.; antimonial powder, 15 gr.; castor oil, 1/2 dr.——_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.; frequently.

=Pills of Elate′rium.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ELATERII, L. _Prep._ (Radius.) Elaterium, 6 gr.; extract of gentian and Castile soap, of each 9 gr.; mix, and divide in 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 4; in obstinate constipation, and as a purge in dropsy, &c.

=Pills, Emet′ic.= _Syn._ PILULÆ EMETICÆ, P. CUPRI SULPHATIS COMPOSITÆ, L. _Prep._ (Swediaur.) Sulphate of copper and ipecacuanha equal parts; syrup or conserve of roses, q. s. For 5-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill, repeated every 15 minutes, until vomiting comes on. See EMETICS.

=Pills, Epilep′sy.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ANTEPILEPTICÆ, P. AD EPILEPSIAM, L. _Prep._ 1. (Griffith.) Powdered indigo, 75 gr.; assafœtida, 15 gr.; Russian castor, 7 gr.; mix, and divide the mass into 20 pills.——_Dose_, 1 every hour.

2. (Récamier.) Oxide of iron, 9 gr.; camphor and extract of belladonna, of each 6 gr. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3, every 3 or 4 hours.

=Pills, Er′got of Rye.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ERGOTÆ, P. SECALIS CORNUTI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dewees.) Powdered ergot, 1/2 dr.; extract of gentian, 1 dr.; divide into 15 pills. In obstructed and painful menstruation, hæmorrhages, &c.——_Dose_, 1 pill, thrice daily.

2. (Lallemande.) Aloes, ergot, and rue, of each 8 gr.; for 12 pills. As the last.

=Pills of Er′gotine.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ERGOTINÆ, L. _Prep._ (Bonjean.) Ergotine (Bonjean’s), 24 gr.; liquorice powder, 40 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 24 pills.——_Dose_, 3 to 6 daily; as an internal hæmostatic, &c.

=Pills, Everlast′ing.= _Syn._ PERPETUAL PILLS; PILULÆ ÆTERNÆ:, P. PERPETUÆ, L. Small spheres of metallic antimony. They possess the property of purging as often as swallowed, but have now long fallen into disuse.

=Pills, Expec′torant.= _Syn._ PILULÆ EXPECTORANTES, L. _Prep._ 1. Myrrh, 1-1/2 dr.; powdered squills, 1/2 dr.; extract of henbane, 2 dr.; syrup, q. s.; divide into 30 pills.——_Dose_, 2, night and morning.

2. (A. T. Thomson.) Powdered squills and extract of hemlock, of each 1/2 dr.; ammoniacum, 1-1/2 dr.; divide into 30 pills.——_Dose_, 2 twice or thrice a day. In chronic coughs, asthma, &c., after an aperient. See PILLS, PECTORAL, &c.

=Pills of Extract of Walnut Leaves.= (Negrier.) _Syn._ PILULÆ JUGLANDIS. _Prep._ Extract of walnut leaves, 1 dr.; powdered walnut leaves, sufficient to form a mass; to be divided into 20 pills, 2 or 3 to be taken in the day.

=Pills, Family Antibil′ious.= _Syn._ ALOE PILLS; ALOËS ROSATA, PILULÆ ALOËS ROSATÆ, L. _Prep._ Socotrine or hepatic aloes, 3 oz.; juice of roses, 1 pint; dissolve by heat, strain through a piece of coarse flannel, evaporate to a proper consistence, and form it into pills. Purgative, in doses of 5 to 15 gr.

=Pills, Fe′ver.= _Syn._ PILULÆ FEBRIFUGÆ, L. Of these the principal are those containing antimonials, bark, quinine, and salicine (which _see_).

=Pills, Fordyce’s.= An active purgative, closely resembling in composition the compound gamboge pill of the Ph. L.

=Pills, Dr Fothergill’s.= _Prep._ (Cooley.) Aloes, 4 dr.; extract of colocynth and scammony, of each 1 dr.; diaphoretic antimony, 30 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 3-1/2-gr. pills. A diaphoretic aperient.——_Dose_, 1 to 4 pills at bedtime.

=Pills of Fox′glove and Hen′bane.= _Syn._ PILULÆ DIGITALIS ET HYOSCYAMI, L. _Prep._ (Dr A. T. Thomson.) Powdered foxglove, 4 gr.; powdered camphor, 12 gr.; extract of henbane, 18 gr. For 6 pills——_Dose_, 1 or 2 at bedtime; as a sedative in maniacal and spasmodic affections, &c.

=Pills of Fox′glove and Squills.= _Syn._ PILULÆ DIGITALIS ET SCILLÆ (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ (Ph. E.) Powdered foxglove and squills, of each 1 part; aromatic electuary (Ph. E.), 2 parts; conserve of red roses, q. s.; divide into 4-gr. pills. A valuable diuretic in dropsies.——_Dose_, 1 to 2 pills.

=Pills, Frankfort.= These are the Pilules Angeliques noticed among PATENT MEDICINES, formed into 2-gr. pills, and silvered.

=Pills, Franks’.= See PILLS, DINNER.

=Pills of Fuligoka′li.= _Syn._ PILULÆ FULIGOKALI, L. _Prep._ (Deschamps.) Fuligokali, 5 dr.; starch, 2-1/2 dr.; powdered tragacanth, 10 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 100 pills, which must be covered with 2 or 3 coats of gum, and preserved from the air. The pills of sulphuretted fuligokal (Pilulæ Fuligokali Sulphurati) are prepared in a similar manner.

=Pills, Fuller’s.= _Syn._ BENNET PILLS; PILULÆ BENEDICTÆ, L. _Prep._ (Cooley.) Aloes and sulphate of iron, of each 1/2 dr.; myrrh and senna, of each 20 gr.; assafœtida and galbanum, of each 10 gr.; mace and saffron, of each 6 gr.; syrup, q. s.; mix and divide into 4-gr. pills. Antispasmodic, emmenagogue, and tonic, and slightly aperient.——_Dose_, 1 to 4, according to the object in view.

=Pills, Gairthorn’s Mild Provi′′sional.= _Prep._ (Cooley.) Compound gamboge pill, 60 gr.; aqueous extract of aloes, 40 gr.; sulphate of potassa and extract of senna, 30 gr.; compound scammony powder, 15 gr.; balsam of Peru, 6 or 8 gr.; emetic tartar, 3 gr.; mix, and divide into 36 pills. Purgative.——_Dose_, 1, 2, or more, when required.

=Pills of Gal′banum (Compound).= _Syn._ PILULA GALBANI COMPOSITA (Ph. L.), PILULÆ G. COMPOSITÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Myrrh and prepared sagapenum, of each 3 dr.; prepared galbanum and soft soap, of each 2 dr.; prepared assafœtida, 1 dr.; treacle, q. s. to form a pill-mass.

2. (Ph. L. 1836.) As the last, omitting the soap.

3. (Ph. D. 1826.) As the Ph. L., except that treacle is substituted for syrup.

_Obs._ These pills are stimulant, expectorant, antispasmodic, and emmenagogue.——_Dose_, 10 to 20 gr.; in hysteria, chronic coughs, chlorosis, amenorrhœa, &c.

=Pills of Galbanum with Iron.= _Syn._ PILULÆ GALBANI CUM FERRO, L. _Prep._ (Guy’s Hosp.) Compound galbanum pill, 2 parts; precipitated sesquioxide of iron, 1 part; water, q. s. to form a mass. For 4-1/2-gr. pills. An excellent tonic emmenagogue.——_Dose_, 10 to 20 gr.; in chlorosis, amenorrhœa, &c., when chalybeates are not contra-indicated.

=Pills of Gam′boge (Compound).= _Syn._ GAMBOGE PILLS, FORDYCE’S P.; PILULÆ CAMBOGIÆ COMPOSITA (PH. L.), P. CAMBOGIÆ. (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Powdered Socotrine or hepatic aloes, 3 dr.; powdered gamboge, 2 dr.; powdered ginger, 1 dr.; soft soap (Ph. L.), 4 dr.; mix, and beat them to a pill-mass. The formulæ of the Ph. L. 1836 and Ph. D. 1826 are precisely similar.

2. (Ph. E.) Gamboge, East Indian or Barbadoes aloes, and aromatic powder, of each (in powder) 1 part; Castile soap, 2 parts; syrup, q. s.

_Obs._ All the above are active cathartics.——_Dose_, 5 to 15 gr., at bedtime; in obstinate constipation, &c.

=Pills of Gen′tian (Compound).= _Syn._ PILULÆ GENTIANÆ COMPOSITÆ, L. _Prep._ (W. Cooley.) Extract of gentian, 1 dr.; powdered rhubarb and cardamoms, of each 1/2 dr.; ipecacuanha, 12 gr. For 3-gr. pills. Stomachic.——_Dose_, 2 or 3, twice or thrice daily, to improve the appetite and digestion.

=Pills, Gout.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ANTARTHRITICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. (Bouchardat.) Extract of colchicum and compound extract of colocynth, of each 1 dr.; aqueous extract of opium, 3 gr.; mix, and divide into 3-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 or 2, according to their purgative action, as required.

2. (Sir H. Halford’s.) From acetic extract of colchicum, 1/2 dr.; Dover’s powder and compound extract of colocynth, of each 18 gr. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill.

3. (Lartigue’s.) From compound extract of colocynth, 20 gr.; alcoholic extract of colchicum seeds and alcoholic extract of digitalis, of each 1 gr. For 2-gr. pills.——_Dose, &c._ As the last.

4. (St George’s Hosp.) Acetic extract of colchicum, 12 gr.; Dover’s powder, 30 gr. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 2 pills.

5. (Sir C. Scudamore’s.) From acetic extract of colchicum, 1 dr.; powdered marshmallow root, q. s. to form a mass. For 40 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3, or more, with caution, as required.

6. (Trousseau & Reveil.) Powdered colchicum seeds, 1/2 dr.; powdered digitalis and sulphate of quinine, of each 15 gr.; calomel and extract of colocynth, of each 8 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 20 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 4, during the day, at the commencement of an attack of gout. Other formulæ for gout pills will be found under the respective names.

=Pills, Dr Griffith’s.= Powdered rhubarb, 1-1/2 dr.; sulphate of iron, 1/2 dr.; Castile soap, 40 gr.; water, q. s. to form a mass. For 48 pills. An excellent remedy in costiveness, with loss of tone of the bowels.——_Dose_, 2 to 4, at bedtime.

=Pills, of Gu′aiacum (Compound).= _Syn._ PILULÆ GUAIACI COMPOSITÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Powdered resin of guaiacum, 1 dr.; oxysulphide of antimony, 40 gr.; oil of cajeput, 12 drops; extract of gentian, q. s. to form a mass. For 4-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 3 to 6, thrice daily; in gout, rheumatism, secondary syphilis, various obstinate cutaneous affections, &c.

2. (St B. Hosp.) Guaiacum, 30 gr.; ipecacuanha and opium, of each 3 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3. As the last.

=Pills, Halford’s.= See PILLS, GOUT.

=Pills, Dr Hamilton’s.= The same as the colocynth and henbane pill of the Ph. E. The compound pills of gamboge, now vended under the title of ‘MORISON’S NO. 2 PILLS,’ were long known in Scotland as Dr Hamilton’s Pills.

=Pills, Head′ache.= _Syn._ CEPHALIC PILLS; PILULÆ CEPHALICÆ, P. ANTICEPHALALGICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Caffeine, 15 gr.; aloes, 20 gr.; conserve of hips, q. s. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, occasionally; when only one side of the head is affected.

2. (Broussais.) Extract of opium, 6 gr.; extracts of belladonna and henbane, of each 15 gr.; extract of lettuce, 30 gr.; butter of cacao, 4 dr. For 120 pills.——_Dose_, 1, twice or thrice daily; in headache, accompanying spasmodic affections, &c.

3. (Dr Wilson Philip.) Powdered nutmeg and rhubarb, of each 20 gr.; extract of chamomile, 20 gr.; oil of peppermint, 10 or 12 drops. For 30 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3, thrice daily; in nervous headaches.

=Pills, Helvetius’s.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ALUMINIS HELVETII, L. _Prep._ Alum, 2 dr.; dragon’s blood, 1 dr.; honey of roses, to mix. For 48 pills. Astringent.

=Pills of Hem′lock (Compound).= _Syn._ PILULÆ CONII COMPOSITA (B. P., Ph. L.), L. _Prep._ (Ph. L.) Extract of hemlock, 5 dr.; powdered ipecacuanha, 1 dr.; treacle, q. s. Antispasmodic, expectorant, and narcotic.——_Dose_, 4 to 8 gr. (B. P. 5 to 10 gr.), twice or thrice daily; in hooping-cough, bronchitis, incipient phthisis, &c.

=Pills of Henbane (Compound).= _Syn._ PILULÆ HYOSCYAMI ET ZINCI, L.; PILULES DE MEGLIN, Fr. _Prep._ (P. Cod.) Extracts of henbane and Valerian, and oxide of zinc, equal parts. For 3-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 10; as an anodyne or sedative in neuralgia, nervous attacks, &c.

=Pills, Lady Hesketh’s.= See PILLS, DINNER.

=Pills, Hoffmann’s.= See PILLS OF CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE.

=Pills, Holloway’s.= See PATENT MEDICINES.

=Pills, Hooper’s Female.= _Prep._ 1. (Gray.) Sulphate of iron and water, of each 8 oz.; dissolve, add, Barbadoes aloes, 2-1/2 lbs.; white canella, 6 oz.; myrrh, 2 oz.; opopanax, 1 oz.

2. (Phil. Coll. of Pharm.) Barbadoes aloes, 8 oz.; dried sulphate of iron, 2-1/4 oz.; myrrh, extract of black hellebore, and Castile soap, of each 2 oz.; canella and ginger, of each 1 oz.; water, q. s.; divide the mass into 2-1/2- or 3-gr. pills, and put 40 in each box. Cathartic and emmenagogue.——_Dose_, 2, or more. “If we omit the soap, lessen the quantity of extract of hellebore, and increase that of the aloes, we think the form will be nearer that of the original.” (Cooley.)

=Pills of Hound’s-tongue.= (P. Cod.) _Syn._ PILULÆ CUM CYNOGLOSSÔ. _Prep._ Root-bark of hound’s-tongue, 4 dr.; henbane seeds, 4 dr.; extract of opium, 4 dr.; myrrh, 6 dr.; olibanum, 4 dr. and 48 gr.; saffron, 96 gr.; castor, 96 gr.; syrup of honey, 14 dr. Mix. Contains 1 gr. of extract of opium in 10 gr. The original form of NICOLANS contained styrax, and seems to have been the origin of the compound styrax pill, as well as of this compound.

=Pills, Humphrey’s.= See PILLS, PECTORAL.

=Pills, Hunter’s.= See PILLS, RENAL.

=Pills, Hydragogue.= See BONTIUS’S PILLS, &c.

=Pills, Hydropho′bia.= _Syn._ PILULÆ AD RABIEM, L. _Prep._ (Werlhoff.) Cantharides (in very fine powder), 2 gr.; belladonna and calomel, of each 4 gr.; camphor, 8 gr.; mucilage, q. s. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 3, twice daily.

=Pills of Iatropha.= (Dr Barham.) _Syn._ PILULÆ IATROPHÆ. _Prep._ Decorticated seeds of _Jatropha gossypifoli_, 3 dr.; gamboge, extract of colocynth and scammony, of each 1 dr. Make into 90 pills.——_Dose_, 1, 2, or more.

=Pills of In′dian Hemp.= _Syn._ PILULÆ CANNABIS INDICÆ, L. _Prep._ From alcoholic extract of Indian hemp, 1/2 dr.; sugar of milk, 1 dr.; mucilage, q. s. For 48 pills. An excellent pill for soothing pain and quieting the system, acting without causing headache or constipation of the bowels.——_Dose_, 1 pill, increased to 2 or more, as necessary.

=Pills of In′digo.= See PILLS, EPILEPSY.

=Pills of I′odide of Arsenic.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ARSENICI IODIDI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dr Neligan.) Iodide of arsenic, 2 gr.; manna, 40 gr.; mucilage, q. s.; mix, and divide into 12 pills.

2. (Gardner.) Iodide of arsenic, 1 gr.; extract of hemlock, 20 gr. For 20 pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill, twice or thrice daily; in lepra, psoriasis, and some other scaly skin diseases.

=Pills of Iodide of Iron.= _Syn._ PILULÆ FERRI IODIDI, L. _Prep._ 1. Unoxidised iron filings (recently levigated), 20 gr.; iodine, 40 gr.; distilled water, 1/2 dr.; mix in a cold wedgwood-ware mortar, and triturate them together until the red colour of the mixture has entirely disappeared; then add, of powdered gum, 20 gr.; powdered sugar, 1 dr.; liquorice powder, q. s. to form a mass, and divide it into 48 pills. Each pill contains 1 gr. of dry iodide of iron.——_Dose_, 1 to 6 pills, twice or thrice a day.

2. (B. P.) Fine iron wire, 40 gr.; iodine, 80 gr.; refined sugar, in powder, 70 gr.; liquorice root, in powder, 140 gr.; distilled water, 50 minims. Agitate the iron with the iodine and the water in a strong stoppered ounce phial until the froth becomes white. Pour the fluid upon the sugar in a mortar, triturate briskly, and gradually add the liquorice.——_Dose_, 3 to 8 gr.

3. (Ph. U. S.) Protosulphate of iron, 60 gr.; iodide of potassium, 80 gr. (both in fine powder); mix, add of powdered tragacanth, 10 gr.; powdered sugar, 30 gr.; and form the whole into a mass with syrup, q. s. For 40 pills. Each pill contains nearly 2 gr. of the dry iodide, or about 2-1/2 gr. of the common hydrated iodide of the shops.——_Dose_, 1 to 3, as the last.

_Obs._ The above pills are reputed alterative, tonic, and emmenagogue, and are found peculiarly useful in indurations, scrofula, chlorosis, leucorrhœa, &c., when the administration of chalybeates is not contra-indicated.

=Pills of Iodide of Lead.= _Syn._ PILULÆ PLUMBI IODIDI, L. _Prep._ From iodide of lead, 15 gr.; powdered sugar, 1-1/2 dr.; mucilage, q. s. For 60 pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill, gradually increased to 3, or more, twice a day; in scrofula, scirrhus, &c.

=Pills of Iodide of Mer′cury.= _Syn._ PILULÆ HYDRARGYRI IODIDI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L. 1836.) Green iodide of mercury and powdered ginger, of each 1 dr.; conserve of hips, 3 dr.——_Dose_, 2 to 5 gr., twice or thrice daily, as an alterative in scrofula and scrofulous syphilis, &c.

2. (COINDET’S PILLS.) From green iodide of mercury, 1 gr.; extract of liquorice, 20 gr.; mix, and divide into 8 pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 4, as the last. Pills of red iodide of mercury are made in the same way, but, owing to its greater activity, only one fourth of the above quantity of iodide must enter into their composition.

=Pills of Iodide of Potas′sium.= _Syn._ PILULÆ POTASSII IODIDI, L. _Prep._ 1. Iodide of potassium and powdered starch, of each 1/2 dr.; conserve of hips, q. s. For 36 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 6, thrice daily; in glandular indurations and enlargements, goiture, scrofula, &c.

2. (Vogt.) Iodide of potassium, 15 gr.; burnt sponge and extract of dulcamara, of each 5 dr.; water, q. s. For 180 pills.——_Dose_, 4 to 6, twice a day, as the last.

=Pills of I′odine.= _Syn._ PILULÆ IODINII, L. _Prep._ (Radius.) Iodine, 6 gr.; extract of gentian, 1 dr.; powdered gum, q. s. For 24 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3; in scrofula, &c.; also, in mercurial and scorbutic salivation.

=Pills of Iodide of Silver.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ARGENTI IODIDI. (Dr Patterson.) _Prep._ Iodide of silver, nitrate of potash, of each 10 gr., rub together into a very fine powder, and add, liquorice powder, 1/2 dr.; white sugar, 20 gr.; mucilage, q. s.; to form a mass, to be divided into 40 pills; 1 three times a day.

=Pills of Iod′oform.= _Syn._ PILULÆ IODOFORMI, L. _Prep._ (Bouchardat.) Iodoform, 1/2 dr.; extract of wormwood (or gentian), 1 dr.; mix, and divide into 36 pills.——_Dose_, 1, twice or thrice daily; in scrofula, &c.

=Pills of Ipecac′uanha (Compound).= _Syn._ PILLS OF IPECACUANHA WITH SQUILLS, P. OF I. AND OPIUM; PILULÆ IPECACUANHA CUM SCILLÂ (Ph. L.), P. IPECACUANHÆ ET OPII (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Compound powder of ipecacuanha (Dover’s powder), 3 dr.; powdered ammoniacum and squills (freshly powdered), of each 1 dr.; treacle, q. s. to form a pill-mass. Anodyne, sudorific, and expectorant.——_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.; in chronic coughs and asthma, &c.

2. (Ph. E.) Dover’s powder, 3 parts; conserve of red roses, 1 part; mix, and divide into 4-gr. pills. Resembles Dover’s powder in its effects. It is hence regarded by many as a useless preparation.

3. (B. P.) PILULA IPECACUANHÆ CUM SCILLÂ. _Prep._ Compound ipecacuanha powder, 3 oz.; fresh-dried squill, 1 oz.; ammoniacum in powder, 1 oz.; treacle, q. s. Beat all together.——_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.

=Pills of I′ron (Compound).= _Syn._ PILULÆ FERRI COMPOSITA (Ph. L.), P. F. CUM MYRRHÆ, L. _Prep._ (Ph. L.) Myrrh (in powder), 2 dr.; carbonate of soda, 1 dr.; rub them together in a warm mortar, then add of sulphate of iron, 1 dr., and again triturate; lastly, add of treacle, 1 dr., and beat all together, to form a pill mass. An excellent mild chalybeate tonic and emmenagogue, similar in its properties to ‘Griffith’s Mixture,’——_Dose_, 5 to 15 gr., two or three times a day.

=Pills, Italian Black.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ITALICÆ NIGRÆ, P. ALOETICÆ FERRATÆ, L. _Prep._ (Ph. Bor.) Powdered aloes and dried sulphate of iron, equal parts; beaten up with rectified spirit, q. s., and divided into 2- or 2-1/2-gr. pills. See PILLS OF ALOES AND IRON.

=Pills of Jal′ap.= _Syn._ PILULÆ JALAPÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E. 1783.) Extract of jalap, 2 dr.; aromatic powder, 1 dr.; syrup, q. s.

2. (Ph. Bor.) Soap of jalap, 3 parts; powdered jalap, 1 part; beat them to a pill-mass.——_Dose_ (of either), 10 to 15 gr.

=Pills, James’s Analep′tic.= _Prep._ 1. Antimonial powder, guaiacum, and pill of aloes with myrrh, equal parts; syrup, q. s.

2. (Cooley.) Antimonial powder (James’s), pill aloes with myrrh, and compound aloes powder, of each 2 parts; powdered ammoniacum, 1 part; beaten up with tincture of castor, q. s., and divided into 3-1/2-gr. pills. A diaphoretic purge.——_Dose_, 2 to 4 pills.

=Pills, Dr J. Johnson’s.= _Prep._ From compound extract of colocynth, 2 dr.; calomel, 1/2 dr.; potassio-tartrate of antimony, 2 gr.; oil of cassia, 12 drops. For 4 dozen pills. An excellent alterative and diaphoretic aperient.——_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills.

=Pills, Kaye’s.= See PILLS, WORSDELL’S.

=Pills, Keyser’s.= _Prep._ (Guibourt.) Red oxide of mercury, 1-1/2 oz.; distilled vinegar (dilute acetic acid), 1 pint; dissolve, add to the resulting solution manna, 2 lbs., and triturate for a long time before the fire, until a proper consistence is attained; lastly, divide the mass into pills of 1-1/2 gr. each.

_Obs._ Keyser’s pills were once celebrated throughout Europe as a remedy possessing extraordinary virtue, and so highly were they prized that the method of preparing them was purchased by the French Government for the benefit of the nation. Richard, who first published a full account of them, concludes by observing that he considers this compound to be, without exception, the most effectual remedy for syphilis hitherto discovered. In this country, however, it has long sunk into comparative disuse with the faculty; probably from pills of acetate of suboxide of mercury being erroneously employed under the name, whereas, according to Robiquet, acetate of protoxide of mercury (called by him the ‘peroxide’) forms the basis of the original preparation. The dose is 1 to 2, night and morning, as an alterative; and 2 to 6, twice a day, as a sialogogue.

=Pills, King’s.= See PATENT MEDICINES.

=Pills, Kitchener’s.= _Syn._ Dr KITCHENER’S PERISTALTIC PERSUADERS; PILULÆ RHÆI ET CARUI, L. _Prep._ From powdered Turkey rhubarb, 2 dr.; simple syrup, 1 dr.; oil of caraway, 10 or 12 drops. For 40 pills. An admirable stomachic, dinner, or laxative pill, according to the quantity taken.——_Dose_, 2 to 6. “From 2 to 4 will generally produce one additional motion within 12 hours. The best time to take them is early in the morning.”

=Pills, Klein’s.= _Prep._ From ammoniacum and extract of centaury, of each 1-2 dr.; Castile soap, 1 dr.; oil of amber, 3 drops. For 2-gr. pills. Stomachic, emmenagogue, and pectoral.——_Dose_, 2 to 6 pills.

=Pills of Lac′tate of Iron.= _Syn._ PILULÆ FERRI LACTATIS, L. _Prep._ (Cap.) Lactate of protoxide of iron and powdered marshmallow root, equal parts; clarified honey, q. s. For 3-gr. pills. One of the most valuable of the chalybeates.——_Dose_, 1 to 2, three or four times a day.

=Pills of Lactuca′′rium.= _Syn._ PILULÆ LACTUCARII, L. _Prep._ 1. (Brera.) Lactucarium, 18 gr.; conserve of elder-berries and extract of liquorice, of each q. s. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 2 pills, every three or four hours; in dry asthma, obstinate coughs without expectoration, &c.

2. (Dr Duncan.) Lactucarium, 12 gr.; liquorice powder, 20 gr.; simple syrup, q. s. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 2 pills, every hour, as an anodyne, or to induce sleep.

=Pills, Lartigue’s.= See PILLS, GOUT.

=Pills of Lead.= _Prep._ 1. See PILLS OF ACETATE OF LEAD.

2. (Opiated; PILULÆ PLUMBI OPIATÆ——Ph. E.; PILULA PLUMBI CUM OPIO——B. P.) Acetate of lead, 6 parts; opium, 1 part; conserve of red roses, about 1 part; beat them to a proper mass, and divide this into 4-gr. pills. “This pill may also be made with twice the quantity of opium.” In hæmorrhages, obstinate diarrhœa, dysentery, spitting of blood, and other cases demanding the use of a powerful astringent. It has also been highly extolled in cholera.——_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills, twice or thrice daily, washed down with water soured with pure vinegar.

=Pills, Lee’s Antibil′ious.= _Prep._ (‘Amer. Journ. of Pharm.’) Aloes, 12 oz.; scammony, 6 oz.; calomel, 5 oz.; gamboge, 4 oz.; jalap, 3 oz.; Castile soap and syrup of buckthorn, of each 1 oz.; mucilage, 7 oz.; beat them together, and divide the mass into 5-gr. pills. A powerful cathartic, and, from containing mercury, not adapted for frequent use. See WYNDHAM’S PILLS.

=Pills, Lewis’s Al′terative and Liver.= These “for the most part resemble SCOTT’S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS. They are, however, of a more drastic and powerful character, and frequently operate with considerable violence.”

=Pills, Lockstadt’s.= _Prep._ (Phœbus.) Sulphate of quinine, 3 gr.; aromatic powder, 10 gr.; essential oil of almonds, 1 drop; extract of gentian, q. s. For 10 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 2, thrice daily, as a stomachic tonic; or the whole at once, before an expected attack of an ague or intermittent.

=Pills, Lockyer’s.= _Prep._ From panacea of antimony, 6 gr.; powdered white sugar, 4 dr.; mucilage, q. s. For 48 pills. Cathartic and emetic.——_Dose_, 1 to 4 pills.

=Pills of Lupulin.= (Magendie.) _Syn._ PILULÆ LUPULINI. _Prep._ The powder triturated forms a sufficiently tenacious mass for pills, without any addition.

=Pills, Dr Lynn’s.= _Prep._ From pill of aloes with myrrh and compound extract of colocynth, of each 1 dr.; calomel, 1/2 dr. For 4 dozen pills. Aperient and antibilious.——_Dose_, 1 to 3; in costiveness, biliousness, &c.

=Pills of Manganese, Carbonate.= (Hannon.) _Syn._ PILULÆ MANGANESII CARBONATIS. _Prep._ Dissolve separately, 17 oz. of crystallised sulphate of manganese, and 19 oz. carbonate of soda, in water, q. s. Mix the solutions and add to every 17 oz. of the liquid, 1 oz. of syrup, and allow the precipitate to subside in a well-closed bottle. Pour off the supernatant liquid, wash the precipitate with sugared water, express, mix it with 10 oz. of honey, and evaporate rapidly to a pill consistence.——_Dose_, from 4 to 10 4-grain pills daily, in anæmia, chlorosis, &c.

=Pills of Manganese, Iodide.= (Hannon.) _Syn._ PILULÆ MANGANESII IODIDI. _Prep._ Iodide of potassium, 1 oz.; dried sulphate of manganese, 1 oz.; mix with honey, q. s. to form a pill mass; divide into 4-gr. pills.——_Dose._ From 1 pill daily, gradually increased.

=Pills of Manganese, Malate.= (Hannon.) _Syn._ PILULÆ MANGANESII MALATIS. Malate of manganese, 15 gr.; powdered cinchona bark, 15 gr.; honey, q. s. for 20 pills. 3 to 5 or 6 daily.

=Pills of Manganese, Muriate.= (Niemann.) _Syn._ PILULÆ MANGANESII MURIATIS. _Prep._ Chloride of manganese, 2 scruples; gum Arabic, 2 scruples; liquorice, 1 scruple. Mix.

=Pills of Manganese, Phosphate.= (Hannon.) _Syn._ PILULÆ MANGANESII PHOSPHATIS. _Prep._ Phosphate of manganese, 1-1/2 dr.; cinchona bark, 1/2 dr.; syrup of catechu, q. s. Make into 4-gr. pills.

=Pills of Manganese, Tartrate.= _Syn._ PILULÆ MANGANESII TARTRATIS. As Pills of Malate Manganese.

=Pills of Manganese and Sulphate of Iron.= (Hannon.) _Syn._ PILULÆ MANGANESII ET FERRI SULPHATIS. _Prep._ Sulphate of iron, 13 oz.; sulphate of manganese, 3-1/2 oz.; carbonate of soda, 17-1/2 oz.; honey, 10 oz.; syrup, q. s. to make a mass to be divided into 4-gr. pills.

=Pills, Mar′tial.= _Syn._ PILLS OF IRON AND WORMWOOD; PILULÆ FERRI CUM ABSINTHIO, P. MARTIALES, L. _Prep._ (Sydenham.) Levigated iron-filings, 1 dr.; extract of wormwood, q. s. Tonic and hæmatinic.——_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr., twice a day.

=Pills, Matthew’s.= _Syn._ PILULÆ MATTHÆI, P. PACIFICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dr Paris.) Black hellebore, Castile soap, liquorice, opium, saffron, and turmeric, equal parts; made into pills with oil of turpentine.

2. (Ph. E. 1744.) Opium and saffron, of each 1 dr.; castor, 2 dr.; soap of turpentine, 3 dr.; balsam of copaiba (or oil of turpentine), q. s. to form a mass. Alterative and anodyne.——_Dose_, 3 to 10 gr.

=Pills, McKinsey’s.= See MCKINSEY’S KATAPOTIA, among PATENT MEDICINES.

=Pills, Meglin’s.= _Syn._ PILULES DE MEGLIN, Fr. See PILLS OF HENBANE (Compound).

=Pills, Mercu′′rial.= _Syn._ BLUE PILL; PILULA HYDRARGYRI (B. P.), PILULÆ HYDRARGYRI (Ph. L.), PILULÆ H. (Ph. E. & D.), P. MERCURIALES, L.; PILULES MERCURIELLES, Fr. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Mercury, 4 dr.; confection of roses, 6 dr.; rub them together until globules can no longer be seen; then add of liquorice powder, 2 dr., and beat the whole together, so that a proper mass may be formed.

2. (Ph. E.) As the last; afterwards dividing the mass into 5-gr. pills.

3. (Ph. D.) As the Ph. L. formula, but taking four times the quantity of the respective ingredients.

4. (B. P.) Mercury, 2; confection of roses, 3; decorticated liquorice root, in fine powder, 1; rub the mercury with the confection of roses until metallic globules are no longer visible, then add the liquorice, and mix the whole well together.——_Dose_, 3 to 6 gr. as an alterative, 10 gr. as a purgative.

_Obs._ The remarks under ‘MERCURIAL OINTMENT’ (p. 1179), for the most part, also apply here. This pill, when properly prepared, presents no globules of mercury when moderately rubbed on a piece of white paper, and immediately communicates a white stain to a piece of bright gold or copper. It possesses considerable density, and has a dark blue or slate colour. It contains 1-3rd of its weight of mercury, which may be ascertained from its sp. gr.; or, more exactly, by an assay for the metal. It is the mildest and the most extensively used of all the mercurial preparations.——_Dose._ As an alterative, 1 to 3 gr.; as a purgative, 10 to 15 gr.; and as a sialogogue, 5 or 6 gr., or more, twice or thrice daily. To prevent it affecting the bowels, it is commonly combined with either rhubarb or opium. A blue pill taken over-night, and a black draught in the morning, is a popular remedy in bilious complaints. See ABERNETHY MEDICINES.

5. (Collier.) Mercury, 2 dr.; sesquioxide of iron, 1 dr.; confection of red roses, 3 dr.; triturated, as before, until the globules disappear. An excellent extemporaneous substitute for the common mercurial pill. The addition of only a few grs. of the sesquioxide of iron to 1 oz. of conserve, renders the latter capable of rapidly killing a large quantity of quicksilver.

6. (Tyson.) Grey oxide of mercury (prepared by decomposing calomel with liquor of potassa to which a little liquor of ammonia has been added), 2 dr.; confection of roses, 6 dr.; powdered chamomiles, 1 dr.; mix. As a substitute for the College pill.

7. (‘Pharm. Journ.’) Stearin, 1 dr.; rub it in a warm mortar till it assumes the consistence of thick cream, then add of mercury, 4 dr., and again triturate until the globules disappear; next further add, of confection of roses and wheaten flour, of each 3 dr., powdered gum, 1 dr., and form the whole into a pill-mass. As a substitute for the College pill.

8. (PILULÆ HYDRARGYROSÆ——P. Cod.) Mercury and honey, of each 6 dr.; triturate till the globules are extinguished, then add of aloes, 6 dr.; rhubarb, 3 dr.; scammony, 2 dr.; black pepper, 1 dr.; and make a pill-mass as before. Contains 1-4th part of quicksilver. Alterative and aperient.——_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr. BELLOSTE’S, BARBAROSSA’S, SÉDILLOT’S, and MORELOT’S PILLS are nearly similar compounds. See PILLS OF CALOMEL and CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE, &c.

9. (PILULÆ UNGUENTI HYDRARGYRI——Biett.) _Prep._ Mercurial ointment, powdered sarsaparilla, 1 dr. Mix, and divide into 48 pills. From 1 to 4 daily.

10. (PILULÆ HYDRARGYRI CUM SAPONE——P. Cod.) _Prep._ Mercurial ointment, 2 dr.; soap, 4 scruples; liquorice powder, 2 scruples. Make into 3-gr. pills.

=Pills, Mercurial (Arabic).= _Syn._ PILULÆ MERCURIALES ARABICÆ, L. _Prep._ Take of quicksilver and corrosive sublimate, of each 1/2 dr.; triturate them patiently together until the globules disappear; then add, of agaric, pellitory, and senna, of each 1 dr.; honey, q. s. to make a pill-mass. For 3-1/2-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 a day. Employed in the ‘traitement arabique’ for the cure of obstinate cutaneous diseases.

=Pills, Mercurial, Hahnemann’s.= (F. H.) _Syn._ PILULÆ HYDRARGYRI HAHNEMANNI. _Prep._ Hahnemann’s soluble mercury, 20 gr.; gum Arabic, 30 gr.; sugar, 30 gr. Mix, and divide into 30 pills.

=Pills, Mitchell’s.= _Prep._ Aloes, 1/2 dr.; rhubarb, 1 dr.; calomel, 6 gr.; emetic tartar, 2 gr. For 36 pills. An alterative aperient.——_Dose_, 2 to 4 pills.

=Pills, Moat’s.= Similar to MORISON’S PILLS.

=Pills, Morison’s.= _Prep._——_a._ (No. 1 Pills.) From aloes and cream of tartar, equal parts, made into a mass with either syrup or mucilage. A mild aperient.

_b._ (No. 2 pills.) From colocynth, 1 part; gamboge, 2 parts; aloes, 3 parts; and cream of tartar, 4 parts; made into a mass with syrup, as the last. An active purgative, often acting with great violence. Both No. 1 and No. 2 are divided into 3-gr. pills, of which 4 dozen are put into each 1s. 1-1/2d. box. The proper dose of either is 1 to 3 or 4 pills; but they are often given by the Morisons in doses of 12, 20, 30, or even more, daily. For the history of these pills and their proprietors, see ‘Anat. of Quackery,’ or ‘Med. Circ.,’ ii, 9-27.

=Pills of Mor′phia.= _Syn._ PILULÆ MORPHIÆ, L. _Prep._ (Magendie.) Morphine, 1 gr.; conserve of roses (stiff), q. s. For 6 (or, better, 8) pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill; as an anodyne or soporific.

=Pills of Morphia (Compound).= (Rougier.) _Syn._ PILULÆ MORPHIÆ COMPOSITÆ. _Prep._ Sulphate of morphia, 2 gr.; cyanide of potassium, 4 gr.; mucilage, q. s. Make into 24 pills; 1 every six hours, in neuralgia.

=Pills, Moseley’s.= _Prep._ Finest Turkey rhubarb, 60 gr.; Jamaica ginger, 30 gr.; sugar, 20 gr. (all in powder); tincture of rhubarb, q. s. to form a mass. For 4-gr. pills. A mild and excellent medicine, closely resembling KITCHENER’S PERISTALTIC PERSUADERS.

=Pills of Musk.= _Syn._ PILULÆ MOSCHI, L. _Prep._ (Dupuytren.) Opium, 2 gr.; musk (genuine), 8 gr.; camphor (in powder), 24 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 8 pills. Antispasmodic and stimulant.——_Dose_, 1 to 3, thrice daily, in low nervous affections; or the whole during the day in hospital gangrene, &c.

=Pills of Myrrh.= See PILLS OF ALOES AND MYRRH.

=Pills, Napier’s Neuroton′ic.= Of these, like MORISON’S PILLS, there are No. 1 and No. 2. The first is a simple stomachic aperient; the other, a stimulant tonic. They both owe their sale and reputed virtues to extensive advertising. (‘Anat. of Quackery.’)

=Pills, Napoleon’s.= See PECTORAL PILLS.

=Pills, Neuralg′ia.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ANTINEURALGICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. (Marchal De Calvi.) Aqueous extract of opium, 4 gr.; sulphate of quinine, 16 gr.; powdered cinnamon, powdered orange leaves, and extract of valerian, of each 20 gr.; syrup of belladonna, q. s. For 3 dozen pills.——_Dose_, 1, hourly.

2. (Trousseau & Reveil.) Extracts of opium and stramonium, of each 8 gr.; oxide of zinc, 2 dr.; syrup, q. s. For 40 pills.——_Dose_, 1, every two or three hours, gradually increased in frequency until there is some considerable disorder of vision, &c. Both of the above should be used with care. See PILLS, MEGLIN’S, &c.

=Pills of Ni′trate of Bismuth.= _Syn._ PILULÆ BISMUTHI TRISNITRATIS, L. _Prep._ From trisnitrate of bismuth and powdered rhubarb, equal parts; syrup of orange peel, q. s. to form a mass. For 3-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 2, every two hours; as a tonic, stomachic, and antispasmodic, in dyspepsia, debility, spasms, &c.

=Pills of Nitrate of Mercury.= _Syn._ PILULÆ HYDRARGYRI PROTO-NITRATIS. PILULES DE SAINTE MARIE. _Prep._ Powder of proto-nitrate of mercury, 7-1/2 gr.; extract of liquorice, 1/2 dr. Mix accurately, and divide into 60 pills.——_Dose_, 1, four times a day.

=Pills of Nitrate of Sil′ver.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ARGENTI NITRATIS, L. _Prep._ 1. (St. B. Hosp.) Nitrate of silver (crystallised), 12 gr.; liquorice powder, 24 gr.; treacle, q. s. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill, twice or thrice a day; in chronic epilepsy and some other spasmodic disorders.

2. (Dr A. T. Thomson.) Nitrate of silver, 6 gr.; crum of bread, q. s. (say 1/2 dr.); mix, and divide into 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1, every six hours.

_Obs._ To prevent the blue or slate coloured tinge of the skin, so often produced by the continued use of the salts of silver, 8 drops of diluted nitric acid in 1 fl. oz. of water should be taken after each pill.

=Pills, Norton’s Chamomile.= _Prep._ From aqueous extract of aloes, 1 dr.; extract of gentian, 3 dr.; mix, and drive off the excess of moisture by the heat of a water bath; then add of essential oil of chamomiles, 20 drops, and divide the mass into 60 pills. To preserve their aromatic properties, they should be kept in a dry glass bottle or a well-covered earthenware pot.——_Dose_, 1, as a dinner pill; or 2, night and morning, as a stomachic tonic. (‘Anat. of Quackery.’)

=Pills of Nux Vom′ica.= _Syn._ PILULÆ NUCIS VOMICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Nux vomica and aloes (both in powder), equal parts; syrup, q. s. For 3-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3, twice or thrice daily, carefully watching the effects; in nervous derangement, general debility, impotence, paralysis, &c.

2. Alcoholic extract of nux vomica, 1 part; powdered sugar, 2 parts; beaten up with rectified spirit, q. s. For 2-1/2-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 2; as the last.

3. (Mondière.) Alcoholic extract, 6 gr.; levigated black oxide of iron, 1 dr.; syrup, q. s. In atonic incontinence of urine, amenorrhœa, &c.

=Pills, Odontal′gic.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ODONTALGICÆ, L. _Prep._ (Ph. Bor.) Powdered opium and extracts of belladonna and henbane, of each 10 gr.; oil of olives, 20 drops; powdered pellitory of Spain, 1/2 dr.; beat them to a mass, and divide it into 1-gr. pills; keep them in a corked phial.

=Pills, Opiated Lead.= See PILLS OF LEAD.

=Pills of O′′pium.= _Syn_. ANODYNE PILLS, NIGHT P., THEBAIC P.; PILULÆ OPII (Ph. U. S.), P. O. or THEBAICÆ (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Opium and conserve of red roses, of each 1 part; sulphate of potash, 3 parts; rub them together to a proper mass, and divide into 5-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 2 pills, as an anodyne or soporific. Each pill contains 1 gr. of opium, or double the quantity in the same pill of the previous edition of the Ph. E.

2. (Ph. U. S.) Powdered opium, 1 dr.; Castile soap, 12 gr.; water, q. s. For 60 pills. As the last.

=Pills of Ox-Gall.= _Syn._ BILE PILL; PILULÆ FELLIS BOVINI, P. BILIS, L. _Prep._ 1. From inspissated ox-gall formed into pills by the addition of any simple powder; or the harder extract beaten up with a little proof spirit. Powdered rhubarb is frequently used for the purpose. For 3-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 6; for constipation, flatulence, &c., arising from a deficiency of bile.

2. (Compound.) From inspissated ox-gall, 1 dr.; powdered rhubarb, 1/2 dr.; powdered ipecacuanha and capsicum, of each 15 gr.; oil of caraway, 12 drops. For 48 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 4; in loss of appetite and dyspepsia, with torpor of the bowels, &c. See CONSTIPATION, GALL, &c.

=Pills of Ox′ide of Gold.= _Syn._ PILULÆ AURI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ (Magendie.) Teroxide of gold, 5 gr.; extract of mezereon, 2 dr.; mix, and divide into 60 pills. Each pill contains 1/12 gr. of teroxide.——_Dose_, 1 to 3; in scrofula, syphilis, malignant fevers, &c.

=Pills of Oxide of Mercury.= See PILLS, MERCURIAL.

=Pills of Oxide of Sil′ver.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ARGENTI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ From oxide of silver, 6 gr.; powdered rhubarb and extract of gentian, of each 12 gr. For 1 dozen pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill, twice or thrice daily; in gastralgia, hæmorrhages, nervous affections, &c. Milder than the pills of nitrate of silver.

=Pills of Oxide of Zinc.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ZINCI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ From oxide of zinc, powdered cascarilla, and conserve of hips, equal parts. For 3-1/2-gr. pills. Tonic and antispasmodic.——_Dose_, 1 to 3, thrice daily; in dyspepsia, gastric or spasmodic coughs, epilepsy, chorea, &c.

=Pills, Parr’s Life.= _Prep._ Aloes, 7 lbs.; rhubarb and jalap, of each 5 lbs. (all in powder); extract of gentian, 3-1/2 lbs.; soft soap, 1/2 lb.; liquorice powder, treacle, and moist sugar, of each 4-1/2 lbs.; oil of cloves, 10 oz.; oil of caraway, 3-1/2 oz.; mix, and beat the whole to a proper mass with syrup bottoms, q. s., and divide it into 3-1/2-gr. pills. “There are about 4 dozen in each 1s. 1-1/2d. box, weighing (dry) barely 3 gr. each.” A good stomachic and aperient pill, but possessing none of the extraordinary virtues ascribed to it by its proprietors. (‘Med. Circ.,’ ii, 146, 167, &c.)

=Pills of Paullin′ia.= _Syn._ GUARANA PILLS; PILULÆ GUARANÆ, P. PAULLINIÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Paullinia mixed up with syrup of orange peel, and the mass divided into 2-1/2-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 8.

2. (Dr Gavrelle.) Extract of guarana, 1 dr.; liquorice powder, q. s. For 40 pills.——_Dose_, 3 to 6, daily.

_Obs._ These pills are highly esteemed on the Continent as a tonic and astringent, in diseases of the bowels and bladder, in chlorosis, debility, &c.

=Pec′toral Pills.= _Syn._ BREATH PILLS; PILULÆ PECTORALES, L. _Prep._ 1. Compound squill pill, 1 dr.; gum benzoin, 1/2 dr.; powdered ipecacuanha and extract of henbane, of each 15 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 3-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 4, three or four times a day; in asthmas, chronic bronchial affections, coughs, &c.

2. (Dr Copland.) Camphor (in powder), 10 gr.; ipecacuanha, 15 gr.; extract of hemlock, 1 dr.——_Dose_, 3 to 6 gr.; in irritating and spasmodic coughs, &c.

3. (Haggart.) Powdered ipecacuanha and squills, of each 1/2 dr.; acetate of morphia, 6 gr.; Castile soap, 3 dr.; mix, and divide into 72 pills. A most excellent medicine, at once soothing and expectorant.——_Dose_, 1 to 2, thrice a day, or oftener.

4. (HUMPHRIES’ COUGH PILLS.) From powdered ipecacuanha, 15 gr.; compound squill-pill, 1 dr.; compound extract of colocynth, 1/2 dr. For 3-1/2-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning.

5. (Dr Latham.) Compound powder of ipecacuanha, 1 dr.; fresh squill and gum ammoniacum, of each 20 gr.; calomel, 4 gr. For 20 pills. A most valuable pectoral and expectorant.——_Dose_, 1 pill, thrice daily; in bronchitis, coughs, &c., after the more active inflammatory symptoms have subsided.

6. (Napoleon’s.) From ipecacuanha, 30 gr.; squills and ammoniacum, of each 40 gr. (all in powder); mucilage, q. s. to mix. For 24 pills. It is said that this was a favourite remedy with the Emperor Napoleon I for difficulty of breathing, bronchitis, and various affections of the organs of respiration.——_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning.

7. (Dr Paris.) Powdered squills, 1/2 dr.; powdered myrrh, 1-1/2 dr.; extract of henbane, 40 gr.; water (or simple syrup), q. s. to mix. For 4-gr. pills,——_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning. As No. 2.

8. (Ph. L. 1746.) Gum ammoniacum, 4 dr.; gum benzoin, 3 dr.; gum myrrh, 2 dr.; saffron, 1 dr.; anisated balsam of sulphur, 1/2 dr.; syrup of tolu, q. s. to mix.——_Dose_, 5 to 15 gr.

9. (Richter.) Assafœtida and valerian, of each 1/2 dr.; castor, 15 gr.; powdered squills and sesquicarbonate of ammonia, of each 8 gr.; extract of aconite (alcoholic), 3 gr. For 4-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills, night and morning; in spasmodic affections of the respiratory organs.

=Pills, Perpe′tual.= See PILLS, EVERLASTING.

=Pills, Peter’s.= _Prep._ (Cooley.) Aloes, 3 dr.; gamboge, jalap, and scammony, of each 2 dr. (all in powder); calomel, 1 dr.; beaten up with rectified spirit, q. s. A powerful cathartic.——_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills.

=Pills of Phosphorus.= (B. P.) _Syn._ PILULÆ PHOSPHORI. _Prep._ Phosphorus, 2 gr.; balsam of tolu, 120 gr.; yellow wax, 60 gr. Put the phosphorus and balsam into a wedgwood mortar half full of hot water, and when the phosphorus has melted and the balsam become sufficiently soft, rub them together beneath the surface of the water until no particles of phosphorus are visible, the temperature of the water being maintained at or near 140° F. Add now the wax, and as it softens mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients. Allow the mass to cool without being exposed to the air, and keep it in a bottle immersed in cold water. It may be softened with a few drops of rectified spirit when made into pills.——_Dose_, 3 to 6 gr.

=Pills of Pi′perine.= _Syn._ PILULÆ PIPERINÆ, L. _Prep._ From piperine, 1/2 dr.; extract of cinchona, q. s. For 30 pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill, every two hours, during the intermission of an ague; also as an aphrodisiac and a remedy in piles.

=Pills of Pitch.= _Syn._ PILULÆ PICIS NIGRÆ, L. _Prep._ From black pitch and powdered black pepper, equal parts; beaten together in a warm mortar, and divided into 4-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning; in piles, &c.

=Pills, Pitschaft’s Eccopro′tic.= _Prep._ From strained aloes and disulphate of quinine, equal parts; made into 2-gr. pills. A tonic and stomachic aperient.——_Dose_, 2 to 4, at bedtime; in torpor of the large intestines, the dyspepsia of the debilitated, &c.

=Pills of Podophyllin.= _Syn._ PILULÆ PODOPHYLLINI. _Prep._ Resin of podophyllin, 1/4 gr. Extract of henbane. To make one pill. One or two for a dose.

=Pills of Prussian Blue.= (Jolly.) _Syn._ PILULÆ FERRI PERCYANIDI COMPOSITA. _Prep._ Prussian blue, 18 gr,; sulphate of quinine, 12 gr,; extract of opium, 1 gr.; conserve of roses, q. s. Mix, and make into 12 pills; 1 every three hours, in neuralgia.

=Pills, Plummer’s.= See PILLS OF CALOMEL (Compound).

=Pills, Pu′rgative.= _Syn._ PILULÆ PURGANTES, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dr Robinson.) Aqueous extract of aloes, 1 dr.; powdered scammony, 1/2 dr.; balsam of Peru, 10 or 12 gr.; oil of caraway, 9 or 10 drops; mix, and divide into 30 pills. A warm, stimulating aperient, highly recommended to excite the peristaltic action of the bowels of the aged, sedentary, and debilitated.——_Dose_, 1 to 4 pills, as required.

2. (Trousseau & Reveil.) Resin of jalap, 1 dr.; scammony, 1/2 dr.; extract of colocynth, 6 gr.; excipient, as required. For 20 (or, better, 24) pills.——_Dose_, 1, “every two hours, in the morning, fasting, until they operate.” For other formulae see PILLS, APERIENT and CATHARTIC, and PILLS OF ALOES, JALAP, COLOCYNTH, &c.

=Pills of Quinine′.= See PILLS OF SULPHATE OF QUININE.

=Pills, Reece’s.= See PILLS, CHIRAYTA.

=Pills, Re′nal.= _Syn._ PILULÆ RENALES, L. _Prep._ 1. Squills, myrrh, and digitalis, of each (in powder) 10 gr.; extract of rhubarb and mercurial pill, of each 15 gr.; powdered nitre, 20 gr.; oil of juniper, 10 or 12 drops. For 24 pills. Alterative, diuretic, and tonic.——_Dose_, 3 to 6, thrice a day. Hunter’s Renal Purifying Pills are similar, but omitting the mercurial pill. De Roos’ Renal Pills contain a preparation of copaiba.

=Pills, Rhe′umatism.= _Syn._ PILULÆ ANTIRHEUMATICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Gum guaiacum, 1 dr.; nitrate of potassia, 1-1/2 dr. (both in powder); soft soap (Ph. L.), 1/2 dr.; oil of cajeput, 16 drops. For 4 dozen pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 6, night and morning; in chronic rheumatism, and rheumatic gout. Their action is accelerated by the copious use of lemon juice during the day.

2. (Beasley.) Extract of artichoke, 1/2 dr.; powdered sarsaparilla, 20 gr.; oil of sassafras, 1 drop. For 12 pills.——_Dose_, 1 pill, thrice daily.

=Pills of Rh′ubarb.= _Syn._ PILULÆ RHEI (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Powdered rhubarb, 9 parts; acetate of potassa, 1 part; conserve of red roses, 5 parts; mix, and divide into 5-gr. pills. A stomachic and gentle aperient, particularly useful in atonic dyspepsia.——_Dose_, 2 to 4 pills.

2. (Ph. U. S.) Powdered rhubarb, 6 dr; Castile soap, 2 dr.; beaten up with water, q. s., and divide into 120 pills. As the last.

=Pills of Rhubarb (Compound).= _Syn._ AROMATIC PILLS, BALSAMIC LAXATIVE P., EDINBURGH P., STOMACHIC P.; PILULA RHEI COMPOSITA (B. P., Ph. L.), PILULÆ R. COMPOSITÆ (Ph. E. & D.), P. STOMACHICÆ, P. AROMATICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Powdered rhubarb, 4 dr.; powdered Socotrine aloes, 3 dr.; powdered myrrh, 2 dr.; soft soap (Ph. L.), 1/2 dr.; oil of caraway, 15 drops; treacle, q. s. to form a mass.

2. (Ph. L. 1836.) Powdered rhubarb, 1 oz.; aloes, 6 dr.; myrrh, 4 dr.; Castile soap, 1 dr.; oil of caraway, 1/2 fl. dr.; syrup, q. s.

3. (Ph. E.) Powdered rhubarb, 12 parts; aloes, 9 parts; myrrh and Castile soap, of each 6 parts; conserve of red roses, 5 parts; oil of peppermint, 1 part; mix, and divide into 5-gr, pills. The oil of peppermint may be omitted, when so preferred.

4. (Ph. D.) Rhubarb, 1-1/2 oz.; hepatic aloes, 9 dr.; myrrh and Castile soap, of each in fine powder, 6 dr.; oil of peppermint, 1 fl. dr.; treacle, 2 oz.; mix, and beat the whole to a uniform mass.

5. (Ph. U. S. & Ph. E. 1817.) Rhubarb, 8 dr.; aloes, 6 dr.; myrrh, 4 dr.; oil of peppermint, 1/2 fl. dr.; syrup of orange peel, q. s.; mix, and divide into 240 pills.

6. (B. P.) Rhubarb, in fine powder, 3 oz.; Socotrine aloes, in fine powder (some physicians prefer the aqueous extract——_Squire_), 2-1/2 oz.; myrrh, in fine powder, 1-1/2 oz.; hard soap, 1-1/2 oz.; English oil of peppermint, 1-1/2 dr.; treacle, by weight, 4 oz.; reduce the soap to fine powder and triturate it with the rhubarb, aloes, and myrrh; add the treacle and oil, and beat into a mass.——_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.

_Obs._ The above are tonic, stomachic, and gently laxative; extremely useful for obviating costiveness and giving tone to the stomach and bowels.——_Dose_, 6 or 8 to 20 gr. The London pill is not only the most agreeable, but it keeps the best.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Ca′raway.= See KITCHENER’S PERISTALTIC PERSUADERS (Patent medicines).

=Pills of Rhubarb and Cham′omile.= _Syn._ SPEEDIMAN’S PILLS; PILULÆ RHEI ET ANTHEMIDIS, L. _Prep._ From aloes, myrrh, rhubarb (each in powder), and extract of chamomile, of each 1 dr.; essential oil of chamomile, 10 or 12 drops. For 4-gr. pills. An excellent tonic and stomachic aperient, particularly useful in the dyspepsia and loss of appetite of hard drinkers.——_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills, either before dinner or at bedtime.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Copa′iba.= _Syn._ PILULÆ RHEI ET COPAIBÆ, P. R. BALSAMICÆ, L. _Prep._ (Swediaur.) Powdered rhubarb and gum, equal parts; balsam of copaiba, q. s.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Gi′nger.= _Syn._ STOMACH PILLS; PILULÆ RHEI ET ZINGIBERIS, L. _Prep._ From powdered rhubarb, 1 dr.; powdered ginger, 1/2 dr.; Castile soap, 20 gr.; tincture or essence of ginger, q. s. to form a mass. For 30 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 6.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Ipeca′cuanha.= _Syn._ PILULÆ RHEI ET IPECACUANHÆ, L. _Prep._ From rhubarb, 1/2 dr.; ipecacuanha, 15 gr.; opium, 5 gr. (each in powder); oil of cinnamon, 6 drops; syrup, q. s. For 18 pills.——_Dose._ In loss of appetite and spasmodic dyspepsia, 1 to 3 pills, twice a day; in dysentery, diarrhœa, &c., to relieve tormina and tenesmus, 1 every two hours.

=Pills of Rhubarb and I′ron.= _Syn._ PILULÆ RHEI ET FERRI (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ (Ph. E.) Dried sulphate of iron, 4 parts; extract of rhubarb, 10 parts; conserve of red roses, 5 parts; beat them to a proper mass, and divide this into 5-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 4 pills; in the atonic dyspepsia of debilitated subjects, in chlorosis, &c.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Ox-gall.= _Syn._ PILULÆ RHEI ET FELLIS BOVINI, L. _Prep._ From powdered rhubarb, gum ammoniacum, and inspissated ox-gall, equal parts; beaten up with a little tincture of ginger or proof spirit, and the mass divided into 2-1/2-gr. pills. In dyspepsia and constipation dependent on a torpid action of the liver.——_Dose_, 2 to 6 pills.

=Pills of Rhubarb and So′da.= _Syn._ PILULÆ RHEI ET SODÆ, P. R. COMP. CUM SODÂ, L. _Prep._ (Guy’s Hosp.) Dried carbonate of soda, powdered rhubarb, and extract of gentian, equal parts. For 4-1/2-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 4 pills; in acidity, heartburn, diarrhœa, loss of appetite, &c.

=Pills, Richter’s.= See PECTORAL PILLS.

=Pills, Dr Robinson’s.= See PILLS, PURGATIVE.

=Pills, Rudius’s.= _Syn._ RUDIUS’S EXTRACT; PILULÆ RUDII, EXTRACTUM RUDII, L. _Prep._ 1. Colocynth pulp, 6 dr.; agaric, black hellebore, and turpethum root, of each 4 dr.; cinnamon, mace, and cloves, of each 40 gr.; rectified spirit, 1/2 pint; digest for 4 days, express the tincture, and evaporate it to a proper consistence for making pills. Formerly esteemed one of the most safe and certain cathartics in troublesome constipation.——_Dose_, 5 to 20 gr.

2. (Ph. E. 1783.) Black hellebore and colocynth, of each 2 oz.; water, 4 pints (o. w. m.); boil to a quart, strain, evaporate to the consistence of honey, and add, of aloes, 2 oz.; scammony (powdered), 1 oz.; next remove the vessel from the fire, and further add of sulphate of potassa, 2 dr.; oil of cloves, 1 dr.; and form the whole into a pill-mass. Resembles the last (nearly).

=Pills, Rufus’s.= See PILLS OF ALOES WITH MYRRH.

=Pills of Sabadilla.= _Syn._ PILULÆ CEVADILLÆ. _Prep._ Equal parts of sabadilla and honey; make into 5-gr. pills.——_Dose._ For an adult, 4 to 6 pills; for a child, 1 to 2. Vermifuge.

=Pills of Sa′ffron.= _Syn._ PILULÆ CROCI, L. _Prep._ 1. From hay saffron, 1 dr.; myrrh, 1/2 dr.; oil of cajeput, 6 drops; syrup of saffron, q. s. For 36 pills.——_Dose_, 1 to 3 or 4, occasionally; as a stimulant in low spirits, hypochondriasis, &c.

2. (Phœbus.) Saffron, myrrh, and sulphur, equal parts; inspissated bile, q. s. For 2-gr. pills.——_Dose_, 2 to 12 daily; as an emmenagogue.