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.
Alternate Formula.
| Digitalis powder | 0.80 | Gm. |
| Alcoholic solution of saccharin | 3.00 | Cc. |
| Liquid petrolatum | 0.30 | Cc. |
| Spirit of cinnamon, 10% | 0.15 | Cc. |
| Cacao powder | 3.00 | Gm. |
| Sugar, powdered | 26.00 | Gm. |
Prepare the digitalis, as above described. Mix it with the cacao, the sugar, and the spirit of cinnamon by thorough trituration in a mortar; and compress in a tablet machine, using 3/8-inch die and punches, to make one hundred 0.30 Gm. tablets.
21. TABELLAE ELATERINI DULCES.