3. (Guy's Hosp.) Colocynth pulp, 1 dr.; water, 3/4 pint; boil so as to
strain 1/2 pint; and add of common salt, 1/2 oz.; syrup of buckthorn, 1
fl. oz. An efficient enema in colic and obstinate constipation, in the
absence of spasms and inflammatory symptoms.
=Enema, Com'mon.= _Syn._ ENEMA COMMUNE, L. Gruel or barley water, either
with or without the addition of a little common salt or oil, are generally
so called. The first are simply laxative; the latter, purgative. Decoction
of mallows, linseed tea, or water gruel, are also commonly used as the
vehicle.
_Prep._ 1. (St. Bar. Hosp.) Barley water, 1 pint; common salt, 1 oz.;
dissolve.