1. Gum ammoniacum 2 to 4 dr.
Powdered squill 1 to 2 dr.
Castile soap 3 dr.
Oil of aniseed 30 drops.
Ginger 1 dr.
Syrup enough to form a ball.
2. Gum ammoniacum 2 oz.
Powdered squills 1 oz.
Powdered ipecacuana ½ oz.
Powdered opium ½ oz.
Powdered ginger 1 oz.
Powdered allspice 1 oz.
Oil of aniseed ½ oz.
Balsam of sulphur 4 oz.
Castile soap, softened by being
beaten up with a little syrup 2 oz.
To be beaten into a mass fit for making balls. The dose from one ounce
to one ounce and a half daily, or twice a day.
3. Barbadoes aloes 1 dr.
Assafœtida 1 dr.
Liquorice powder and syrup enough to form the ball. One to be given
daily until the bowels are a little opened, or the cough is cured.
4. Gum ammoniacum 2 dr.
Powdered squills 1 dr.
Ipecacuana ½ dr.
Castile soap 2 dr.
Syrup and liquorice powder enough to form the ball. One to be given
daily, or twice a day.
Dr. Paris, in his Pharmacologia, remarks, that more is to be gained by
the combination of these remedies, than can be obtained by any of them
separately.