| Senna, powdered | 6.00 | Gm. |
| Alcoholic solution of saccharin, 3% | 2.00 | Cc. |
| Paraffin, in thin shavings | 1.50 | Gm. |
| Yellow fat sugar | 22.50 | Gm. |
Pour the alcoholic solution of saccharin over the senna and permit the alcohol to evaporate completely. (Dry saccharinization, using 0.06 Gm. of saccharin, is slightly less efficient; but may be used for extemporaneous preparations.)
Incorporate the yellow fat sugar by thorough trituration in a mortar; and finally the paraffin 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.
Alternate Formula.
| Senna, powdered | 6.00 | Gm. |
| Saccharin | 0.06 | Gm. |
| Spirit of lemon, 10% | 0.15 | Cc. |
| Tincture of curcuma | 3.00 | Cc. |
| Fat starch | 6.00 | Gm. |
| Sugar, powdered | 18.00 | Gm. |
Mix the saccharin with the senna, add the sugar and triturate thoroughly until well mixed. Then add the spirit of lemon and the tincture of curcuma, and permit the alcohol to evaporate and the powder to dry completely. Finally incorporate the fat starch 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.
49. TABELLAE SODII BICARBONATIS DULCES.
Sweet Tablets of Sodium Bicarbonate.
0.06 Gm. (gr. 1).