Sweet Tablets of Charcoal.

0.18 Gm. (gr. 3).

Charcoal, finely powdered18.00 Gm.
Alcoholic solution of saccharin, 3% 3.00 Cc.
Alcohol15.00 Cc.
Extract of glycyrrhiza, powdered3.00 Gm.
Spirit of anise, 10%1.00 Cc.
Spirit of coriander, 10%0.50 Cc.
Cacao butter, in thin shavings1.50 Gm.
Sugar, powdered7.50 Gm.

Mix all the ingredients except the cacao butter by thorough trituration (in a warm mortar if in a hurry), permit the alcohol to evaporate completely; then incorporate the cacao butter by gentle trituration for a short time only. Compress in a tablet machine, using 3/8-inch die and punches, to make one hundred 0.30 Gm. tablets.

17. TABELLAE CERII OXALATIS DULCES.