0.03 Gm. (gr. 1/2).
Caution:—Only a small number of these tablets should be ordered at one time, perhaps not more than three, as 0.13 Gm. has caused the death of a child.
| Santonin | 3.00 | Gm. |
| Alcoholic solution of saccharin, 3% | 2.00 | Cc. |
| Vanilla cacao sugar | 27.00 | Gm. |
Mix the alcoholic solution of saccharin with the santonin (in a hot mortar if in a hurry) and permit the alcohol to evaporate. Then mix thoroughly with the vanilla cacao sugar; and compress in a tablet machine, using 3/8-inch die and punches, to make one hundred 0.30 Gm. tablets.
Alternate Formula.
| Santonin | 3.00 | Gm. |
| Saccharin | 0.06 | Gm. |
| Tincture of vanilla | 1.50 | Cc. |
| Cacao powder | 3.00 | Gm. |
| Sugar, powdered | 24.00 | Gm. |
Mix the saccharin with the tincture of vanilla, add the santonin, and permit the alcohol to evaporate. Then mix with the sugar and the cacao 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.
48. TABELLAE SENNAE DULCES.
Sweet Tablets of Senna.
0.06 Gm. (gr. 1).