2. (Ph. D.) Epsom salts, 1 oz.; olive oil, 1 fl. oz.; mucilage of barley. 16 fl. oz. Same as enema of sulphate of magnesia, B. P., except that in the latter mucilage of starch is substituted for mucilage of barley.
3. (Ph. D. 1826.) Manna, 1 oz.; compound decoction of chamomile, 1⁄2 pint; dissolve, and add, of olive oil, 1 oz.; Epsom salts, 1⁄2 oz.
4. Compound decoction of mallows, 1⁄2 pint; Epsom salts, 3⁄4 oz.; sweet oil, 2 fl. oz.; mix, as above.
Obs. The above are employed in all ordinary cases where the use of an immediate cathartic is indicated.
Enema of Cevidina. Syn. Enema Cevidinæ (Soubeiran.) Cevadilla, 2 dr.; water, 10 oz.; boil to 7 oz.; strain and add milk, 8 oz. To destroy ascarides.
Enema of Chlo′′ride of Lime. Syn. Enema chloridi calcis, E. antiputrescens, L. Prep. 1. Chloride of lime, 10 gr.; tepid water, 1 fl. oz.; triturate, then add of barley water, or plain tepid water, 7 fl. oz.
2. (Pereira.) Chloride of lime, 10 to 15 gr., added to a common enema. As a deodoriser, when the alvine evacuations are unusually fetid.
Enema of Chloride of Soda. Syn. Enema
Sodæ Chlorinatæ. Prep. Labarraque’s solution, 24 drops; decoction of mallows, 16 oz.
Enema of Chloride of Sodium. Syn. Enema Sodii Chloridi. Prep. Common salt, 1 oz.; barley water, 1⁄2 pint; olive oil, 1 oz.