[364]. Anderson’s Pills consist of the Barbadoes Aloes with a proportion of Jalap, and Oil of Aniseed.
Hooper’s Pills.—Pil. Alöes cum Myrrha, (Pil. Rufi) Sulphate of Iron, and Canella Bark, to which is added a portion of Ivory Black.
Dixon’s Antibilious Pills.—Aloes, Scammony, Rhubarb, and Tartarized Antimony.
Speediman’s Pills.—Aloes, Myrrh, Rhubarb, Extract of Chamomile, and some Essential Oil of Chamomile.
Dinner Pills—Lady Webster’s, or Lady Crespigny’s Pill. These popular pills are the “Pilulæ Stomachicæ,” vulgo, “Pilulæ ante cibum” of the Codex Medicamentarius Parisiensis. Editio Quinta, A.D. 1758. viz. ℞. Aloes optimæ ʒvj, Mastiches, et Rosarum rubrarum āā ʒij, Syrupi de Absinthio q, s, ut fiat massa,—the mass is divided into pills of 3 grains each. The operation of this pill is to produce a copious and bulky evacuation, and in this respect experience has fully established its value. It is difficult to explain the modus operandi of the Mastiche, unless we suppose that it depends upon its dividing the particles of the Aloes, and thereby modifying its solubility.
Fothergill’s Pills.—Aloes, Scammony, Colocynth, and Oxide of Antimony.
Peter’s Pills.—Aloes, Jalap, Scammony, and Gamboge, equal part ʒij—Calomel ʒi.
Radcliffe’s Elixir—℞. Aloes Socot: ʒvi, Cort:—Cinnamon et Rad: Zedoar: āā ʒss—Rad: Rhei ʒi.—Coccinel: ʒss—Syrup: Rhamni f℥ij—Spirit: Tenuior: oj—Aquæ Puræ f℥v.
Beaume de Vie, see Decoct: Aloes compositum.
The Elixir of Longevity, of Dr. Jernitz of Sweden. This is an aromatic tincture, with Aloes.