Sweet Tablets of Digitalis.
0.008 Gm. (gr. 1/8).
Caution:—Owing to the toxicity of the digitalis, it is best not to order more than a limited number of these tablets at one time.
| Digitalis powder | 0.80 | Gm. |
| Alcoholic solution of saccharin, 3% | 3.00 | Cc. |
| Liquid petrolatum | 0.30 | Cc. |
| Cinnamon cacao sugar | 29.00 | Gm. |
Mix the powdered digitalis with the alcoholic solution of saccharin (in a warm mortar if in a hurry) and permit the alcohol to evaporate. Then add the liquid petrolatum and triturate. Finally incorporate the cacao sugar by thorough trituration in a mortar. Compress in a tablet machine, using 3/8-inch die and punches, to make one hundred 0.30 Gm. tablets.