2. (Dr Copland.) Chloride of lime, 15 gr.; compound powder of tragacanth, 90 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 24 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 3, twice or thrice daily; in various putrid affections, fevers, &c.
=Pills of Chloride of Mercury.= Pills of calomel.
=Pills, Chol'era.= _Syn._ PILULae ANTICHOLERICae, E. _Prep._ 1. Powdered camphor, 15 gr.; powdered capsicum (pure), 1/2 dr.; bicarbonate of soda, 1 dr.; conserve of roses, q. s. For 36 pills.--_Dose_, 2 to 4, every 15 minutes, washed down with a wine-glassful of cold water containing half a teaspoonful of ether; repeated every 15 or 20 minutes until reaction ensues. They should be freshly made.
2. (PILULA ANTICHOLERICA ARABICA.) _Prep._ Assaftida, asclepias gigantea, and opium, of each 1-1/2 gr. in each pill. One every half or three quarters of an hour, broken down in a spoonful of brandy and water, till the symptoms yield. After vomiting and purging have ceased, if prostration and spasms are urgent, give 1/2 or 1/4 doses. Black pepper is substituted for asclepias in this country.
3. (PILULae CAMBOGIae COMPOSITae. B. P.) _Prep._ Gamboge, aloes pods, and compound cinnamon powder, of each 1 part; soap, 2 parts; syrup, q. s.--_Dose_, 5 gr. to 10 gr.
=Pills of Ci'trate of I'ron and Quinine'.= _Syn._ PILULae FERRI CITRATIS CUM QUINA, L. _Prep._ From citrate of iron and quinine, 1 dr.; powdered citric acid, 20 gr.; conserve of hips, q. s. For 36 pills. An excellent tonic in debility, chlorosis, &c.--_Dose_, 1 to 3, twice or thrice daily.
=Pills, Sir C. Clark's.= See DINNER PILLS.
=Pills, Coindet's.= See PILLS OF IODIDE OF MERCURY.
=Pills of Col'chicum.= See PILLS, GOUT.
=Pills of Col'ocynth.= _Syn._ PILULae e DUOBUS, P. EX COLOCYNTHIDE SIMPLICIORES, L. _Prep._ (Ph. L. 1746.) Colocynth and scammony, of each 2 oz.; oil of cloves, 2 dr.; syrup of buckthorn, q. s. An active hydragogue cathartic.--_Dose_, 2 to 12 gr.
=Pills of Colocynth (Compound).= _Syn._ PILL OF COCHIA; PILULae COCCIae, PILULae COCHIae, PILULA COLOCYNTHIDIS COMPOSITA (B. P.), P. COLOCYNTHIDIS COMPOSITae (Ph. L. & D.), P. COLOCYNTHIDIS (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Extract of colocynth (simple), 1 dr.; powdered extract of aloes, 6 dr.; powdered scammony, 2 dr.; powdered cardamoms, 1/2 dr.; soft soap (Ph. L.), 1-1/2 dr.; mix, and beat them altogether, so that a mass may be formed.
This is intended as a substitute for the compound extract of colocynth of the Ph. L. 1836.
2. (Ph. E.) Socotrine or East Indian aloes and scammony, of each 8 parts; sulphate of potassa, 1 part; beat them together; add of colocynth, in fine powder, 4 parts; next add of oil of cloves, 1 part; and, with the aid of a little rectified spirit, beat the whole to a mass and divide this into 5-gr. pills.
3. (Ph. D.) Colocynth pulp, scammony, and Castile soap, of each (in powder) 1 oz.; hepatic aloes, 2 oz.; treacle, 10 dr.; oil of cloves, 1 fl.
dr.; mix, and beat them into a mass of uniform consistence.
4. (Ph. L. 1746.) Socotrine aloes and scammony, of each 2 oz.; pulp of colocynth, 1 oz.; oil of cloves, 2 dr.; syrup of buckthorn, q. s. to form a pill-mass. This is the original formulae published by Galen for 'pilulae cochiae minores,' and, under various slight modifications, it has continued in use ever since.
5. Aloes, 1-1/2 lb.; colocynth, 3/4 lb.; jalap, 6 oz. (all in powder); oil of cloves, 1-1/2 oz.; syrup or treacle, q. s. to mix. _Prod._ About 4-3/4 lbs. This forms the common 'pil. cochiae' of the druggists. A few, more conscientious than the rest, add to the above, scammony, 6 oz. It is greatly inferior to the Ph. pill.
6. (B. P.) Colocynth, in powder, 1; Barbadoes aloes, in powder, 2; scammony, in powder, 2; sulphate of potash, in powder, 1/4; oil of cloves, 1/4; distilled water, a sufficiency (about 1/4); mix. Dr Gregory's favourite pill.--_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.
_Obs._ Compound colocynth pill is a cheap and excellent cathartic, more powerful than the other officinal aloetic pills, and well adapted to cases of habitual costiveness. It has long been extensively used by the poorer classes, and in domestic medicine generally.--_Dose_, 5 to 15 gr.
=Pills of Colocynth and Hen'bane.= _Syn._ PILULae COLOCYNTHIDIS ET HYOSCYAMI (B. P., Ph. E.), _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Colocynth pill-mass, 2 parts; extract of henbane, 1 part; beat them up with a few drops of rectified spirit (if necessary), and divide them into 5-gr.
pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills; as an anodyne purgative, in irritable bowels.
2. (B. P.) Colocynth, in powder, 2; Barbadoes aloes, in powder, 2; scammony, in powder, 2; sulphate of potash, in powder, 1/4; oil of cloves, 1/4; extract of hyoscyamus, 3; distilled water, a sufficiency; mix.--_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.
=Pills of Copai'ba.= _Syn._ PILULae COPAIBae, L. _Prep._ (Ph. U. S.) Pure balsam of copaiba, 2 oz.; recently prepared calcined magnesia, 1 dr.; mix thoroughly, then set the mixture aside until it acquires a pillular consistence, and lastly, divide it into 200 pills.
_Obs._ Unless the magnesia has been very recently calcined, the copaiba hardens very slowly or not at all. It is said that "lime produces the effect more completely and uniformly than magnesia," and that "specimens of copaiba which are old and contain the most resin harden quickest."
(Redwood.) For present use, the quantity of magnesia may be at least doubled. Dr Pereira orders copaiba, 1 oz.; magnesia, 5 or 6 dr.--_Dose_, 10 to 30 gr., frequently; in diseases of the mucous membranes of the urinary organs. Cubebs are often added.
=Pills, Dr Copland's.= See PILLS, APERIENT and PECTORAL.
=Pills of Corro'sive Sub'limate.= _Syn._ PILLS OF CHLORIDE OF MERCURY; P.
OF BICHLORIDE OF M. , HOFFMAN'S P.; PILULae SUBLIMATIS CORROSIVI, P.
HYDRARGYRI BICHLORIDI, P. MAJORES HOFFMANNI, L. _Prep._ 1. Corrosive sublimate, 3 gr.; white sugar, 1/2 dr.; triturate together in a glass mortar for some time, then add of powdered gum Arabic, 20 gr., and beat the whole to a mass with dilute hydrochloric acid, q. s. For 36 pills, each containing 1/12 gr. of corrosive sublimate.
2. (Brera.) Corrosive sublimate, 3 gr.; rectified spirit, the smallest possible quantity to dissolve it; bread-crum, q. s. to form a mass. For 24 pills, each containing 1/8 gr. of the corrosive sublimate.
3. (Dr Paris.) Corrosive sublimate and sal-ammoniac, of each 5 gr.; water, 1/2 fl. dr.; triturate together until solution is complete, then add of honey, 1/2 dr.; liquorice powder, 1 dr. (or q. s.), and divide into 40 pills. Each pill contains 1/8 gr. of corrosive sublimate.
4. (Ph. Hannov.) Corrosive sublimate, 15 gr.; distilled water, 1/4 fl.
dr.; crum of bread, q. s. to form a mass. For 120 pills, each containing 1/8 gr.
5. (PILULae HYDRARGYRI BICHLORIDI CUM GUAIACO. Dupuytren.) _Prep._ Perchloride of mercury in subtle powder, 3 gr.; extract of opium, 6 gr.; extract of guaiacum, 12 gr. Make into 20 pills.
_Obs._ The above formulae are among those most usually employed. Other authorities order pills containing 1/16th of a gr. Dzondi orders 1/20 gr., and Hufeland only 1/30 gr., in each pill. The commencing dose should not exceed 1 pill containing the 1/12 of a grain, twice or thrice a day. It may afterwards be safely kept at 1/8th of a grain. They are chiefly employed in syphilis, but are also occasionally exhibited with great advantage in glandular indurations and enlargements, and in cancer; due caution being observed.
=Pills, Cough.= See PILLS, PECTORAL, EXPECTORANT, &c.
=Pills of Cre'asote.= _Syn._ PILULae CREASOTI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Pitschaft.) Creasote, 6 gr.; powdered henbane, 24 gr.; conserve of hips, q. s. For 24 pills.--_Dose_, 1 three times daily; in sea-sickness, the vomiting during pregnancy, &c.
2. (Rieche.) Creasote, 1 dr.; extract of liquorice and gum galbanum, of each 1/2 dr.; powdered mallow-root, 2 dr.; to be divided into 2-gr.
pills.--_Dose_, 3 to 6, four times a day; in acute rheumatism, bronchitis, neuralgia, phthisis, &c.
=Pills, Crespigny's.= See PILLS, DINNER.
=Pills of Cro'ton Oil.= _Syn._ PILULae CROTONIS, P. TIGLII, L. _Prep._ 1.
Croton oil, 3 drops; oil of cloves, 4 drops; bread-crum, q. s. For 3 pills, one of which is a dose.
2. (Dr Copland.) Croton oil, 6 drops; pill of aloes and myrrh, 1-1/2 dr.; soap, 20 gr.; liquorice powder, q. s. For 30 pills.--_Dose_, 2 to 4.
3. (Dr Reece.) Croton oil, 6 drops; Castile soap, 1/2 dr.; oil of caraway, 8 drops; liquorice powder, q. s. For 12 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 3. In dropsy, visceral obstructions, &c. See CROTON OIL.
4. (With MERCURY--Dr Neligan.) Croton oil soap, 3 gr.; extract of henbane and mercurial pill, of each 24 gr.; oil of pimento, 12 drops; divide into 12 pills.--_Dose_, 2 at bedtime. (See _above_.)
=Pills of Cy'anide of Mer'cury.= _Syn._ PILULae HYDRARGYRI CYANIDI, P. H.
CYANURETI, L. _Prep._ (Guibourt.) Cyanide of mercury, 6 gr.; opium, 12 gr.; bread-crum, 60 gr.; honey or syrup, q. s. For 96 pills.--_Dose_, 1 night and morning; in syphilis, chronic inflammation of the viscera, &c.
=Pills of Cyanide of Potas'sium.= _Syn._ PILULae POTASSII CYANIDI, L.
_Prep._ (Golding Bird.) Cyanide of potassium, 2 gr.; arrowroot, 20 gr.; simple syrup, q. s. For 18 pills.--_Dose_, 1, twice or thrice a day; as a sedative in hysteria, gastrodynia, extreme nervous excitability, &c. See DRAUGHT and MIXTURE, HYDROCYANIC.
=Pills of Dandeli'on.= See PILLS, TARAXACUM.
=Pills, De Haen's.= _Prep._ (St Marie.) Gum ammoniacum and pill aloes with myrrh, of each 1 dr.; extracts of hemlock and Castile soap, of each 1-1/2 dr. For 2-gr. pills.--_Dose_, 3 to 6 daily; in painful or obstructed menstruation, chlorosis, &c.
=Pills of Del'phine.= _Syn._ PILULae DELPHINIae, L. _Prep._ (Dr Turnbull.) Delphine, 1 gr.; extracts of henbane and liquorice, of each 12 gr. For 12 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 3, twice a day; in dropsy, gout, rheumatism, &c., instead of veratrine.
=Pills, Deobstruent.= (L. Ph., 1746.) _Syn._ PILULae ECPHRACTICA. _Prep._ Aromatic pill, 3 oz.; rhubarb, 1 oz.; extract of gentian, 1 oz.; sulphate of iron, 1 oz.; carbonate of potash, 1/2 oz.; syrup of roses, q. s.
=Pills of Deuto-iodide (Biniodide) of Mercury.= _Syn._ PILULae HYDRARGYRI DEUTO-IODIDI. (Magendie.) _Prep._ Deuto-iodide (biniodide) of Mercury, 7-1/2 gr.; extract of juniper, 75 gr.; powdered liquorice, q. s. for 100 pills.
=Pills, Diaphoret'ic.= _Syn._ PILULae DIAPHORETICae, L. _Prep._ 1.
Antimonial powder, 1/2 dr.; opium, 10 gr.; calomel, 5 gr.; confection of opium, q. s. to mix; divide into 10 pills.--_Dose_, 1 at bedtime; in coughs and bronchial irritability, after an aperient.