Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 148

=Pills of Oxide of Sil'ver.= _Syn._ PILULae ARGENTI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ From oxide of silver, 6 gr.; powdered rhubarb and extract of gentian, of each 12 gr. For 1 dozen pills.--_Dose_, 1 pill, twice or thrice daily; in gastralgia, haemorrhages, nervous affections, &c. Milder than the pills of nitrate of silver.

=Pills of Oxide of Zinc.= _Syn._ PILULae ZINCI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ From oxide of zinc, powdered cascarilla, and conserve of hips, equal parts. For 3-1/2-gr. pills. Tonic and antispasmodic.--_Dose_, 1 to 3, thrice daily; in dyspepsia, gastric or spasmodic coughs, epilepsy, ch.o.r.ea, &c.

=Pills, Parr's Life.= _Prep._ Aloes, 7 lbs.; rhubarb and jalap, of each 5 lbs. (all in powder); extract of gentian, 3-1/2 lbs.; soft soap, 1/2 lb.; liquorice powder, treacle, and moist sugar, of each 4-1/2 lbs.; oil of cloves, 10 oz.; oil of caraway, 3-1/2 oz.; mix, and beat the whole to a proper ma.s.s with syrup bottoms, q. s., and divide it into 3-1/2-gr. pills.

"There are about 4 dozen in each 1s. 1-1/2d. box, weighing (dry) barely 3 gr. each." A good stomachic and aperient pill, but possessing none of the extraordinary virtues ascribed to it by its proprietors. ('Med. Circ.,'

ii, 146, 167, &c.)

=Pills of Paullin'ia.= _Syn._ GUARANA PILLS; PILULae GUARANae, P. PAULLINIae, L. _Prep._ 1. Paullinia mixed up with syrup of orange peel, and the ma.s.s divided into 2-1/2-gr. pills.--_Dose_, 2 to 8.

2. (Dr Gavrelle.) Extract of guarana, 1 dr.; liquorice powder, q. s. For 40 pills.--_Dose_, 3 to 6, daily.

_Obs._ These pills are highly esteemed on the Continent as a tonic and astringent, in diseases of the bowels and bladder, in chlorosis, debility, &c.

=Pec'toral Pills.= _Syn._ BREATH PILLS; PILULae PECTORALES, L. _Prep._ 1.

Compound squill pill, 1 dr.; gum benzoin, 1/2 dr.; powdered ipecacuanha and extract of henbane, of each 15 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 3-gr.

pills.--_Dose_, 2 to 4, three or four times a day; in asthmas, chronic bronchial affections, coughs, &c.

2. (Dr Copland.) Camphor (in powder), 10 gr.; ipecacuanha, 15 gr.; extract of hemlock, 1 dr.--_Dose_, 3 to 6 gr.; in irritating and spasmodic coughs, &c.

3. (Haggart.) Powdered ipecacuanha and squills, of each 1/2 dr.; acetate of morphia, 6 gr.; Castile soap, 3 dr.; mix, and divide into 72 pills. A most excellent medicine, at once soothing and expectorant.--_Dose_, 1 to 2, thrice a day, or oftener.

4. (HUMPHRIES' COUGH PILLS.) From powdered ipecacuanha, 15 gr.; compound squill-pill, 1 dr.; compound extract of colocynth, 1/2 dr. For 3-1/2-gr.

pills.--_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning.

5. (Dr Latham.) Compound powder of ipecacuanha, 1 dr.; fresh squill and gum ammoniac.u.m, of each 20 gr.; calomel, 4 gr. For 20 pills. A most valuable pectoral and expectorant.--_Dose_, 1 pill, thrice daily; in bronchitis, coughs, &c., after the more active inflammatory symptoms have subsided.

6. (Napoleon's.) From ipecacuanha, 30 gr.; squills and ammoniac.u.m, of each 40 gr. (all in powder); mucilage, q. s. to mix. For 24 pills. It is said that this was a favourite remedy with the Emperor Napoleon I for difficulty of breathing, bronchitis, and various affections of the organs of respiration.--_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning.

7. (Dr Paris.) Powdered squills, 1/2 dr.; powdered myrrh, 1-1/2 dr.; extract of henbane, 40 gr.; water (or simple syrup), q. s. to mix. For 4-gr. pills,--_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning. As No. 2.

8. (Ph. L. 1746.) Gum ammoniac.u.m, 4 dr.; gum benzoin, 3 dr.; gum myrrh, 2 dr.; saffron, 1 dr.; anisated balsam of sulphur, 1/2 dr.; syrup of tolu, q. s. to mix.--_Dose_, 5 to 15 gr.

9. (Richter.) a.s.saftida and valerian, of each 1/2 dr.; castor, 15 gr.; powdered squills and sesquicarbonate of ammonia, of each 8 gr.; extract of aconite (alcoholic), 3 gr. For 4-gr. pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills, night and morning; in spasmodic affections of the respiratory organs.

=Pills, Perpe'tual.= See PILLS, EVERLASTING.

=Pills, Peter's.= _Prep._ (Cooley.) Aloes, 3 dr.; gamboge, jalap, and scammony, of each 2 dr. (all in powder); calomel, 1 dr.; beaten up with rectified spirit, q. s. A powerful cathartic.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills.

=Pills of Phosphorus.= (B. P.) _Syn._ PILULae PHOSPHORI. _Prep._ Phosphorus, 2 gr.; balsam of tolu, 120 gr.; yellow wax, 60 gr. Put the phosphorus and balsam into a wedgwood mortar half full of hot water, and when the phosphorus has melted and the balsam become sufficiently soft, rub them together beneath the surface of the water until no particles of phosphorus are visible, the temperature of the water being maintained at or near 140 F. Add now the wax, and as it softens mix it thoroughly with the other ingredients. Allow the ma.s.s to cool without being exposed to the air, and keep it in a bottle immersed in cold water. It may be softened with a few drops of rectified spirit when made into pills.--_Dose_, 3 to 6 gr.

=Pills of Pi'perine.= _Syn._ PILULae PIPERINae, L. _Prep._ From piperine, 1/2 dr.; extract of cinchona, q. s. For 30 pills.--_Dose_, 1 pill, every two hours, during the intermission of an ague; also as an aphrodisiac and a remedy in piles.

=Pills of Pitch.= _Syn._ PILULae PICIS NIGRae, L. _Prep._ From black pitch and powdered black pepper, equal parts; beaten together in a warm mortar, and divided into 4-gr. pills.--_Dose_, 2 pills, night and morning; in piles, &c.

=Pills, Pitschaft's Eccopro'tic.= _Prep._ From strained aloes and disulphate of quinine, equal parts; made into 2-gr. pills. A tonic and stomachic aperient.--_Dose_, 2 to 4, at bedtime; in torpor of the large intestines, the dyspepsia of the debilitated, &c.

=Pills of Podophyllin.= _Syn._ PILULae PODOPHYLLINI. _Prep._ Resin of podophyllin, 1/4 gr. Extract of henbane. To make one pill. One or two for a dose.

=Pills of Prussian Blue.= (Jolly.) _Syn._ PILULae FERRI PERCYANIDI COMPOSITA. _Prep._ Prussian blue, 18 gr,; sulphate of quinine, 12 gr,; extract of opium, 1 gr.; conserve of roses, q. s. Mix, and make into 12 pills; 1 every three hours, in neuralgia.

=Pills, Plummer's.= See PILLS OF CALOMEL (Compound).

=Pills, Pu'rgative.= _Syn._ PILULae PURGANTES, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dr Robinson.) Aqueous extract of aloes, 1 dr.; powdered scammony, 1/2 dr.; balsam of Peru, 10 or 12 gr.; oil of caraway, 9 or 10 drops; mix, and divide into 30 pills. A warm, stimulating aperient, highly recommended to excite the peristaltic action of the bowels of the aged, sedentary, and debilitated.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 pills, as required.

2. (Trousseau & Reveil.) Resin of jalap, 1 dr.; scammony, 1/2 dr.; extract of colocynth, 6 gr.; excipient, as required. For 20 (or, better, 24) pills.--_Dose_, 1, "every two hours, in the morning, fasting, until they operate." For other formulae see PILLS, APERIENT and CATHARTIC, and PILLS OF ALOES, JALAP, COLOCYNTH, &c.

=Pills of Quinine'.= See PILLS OF SULPHATE OF QUININE.

=Pills, Reece's.= See PILLS, CHIRAYTA.

=Pills, Re'nal.= _Syn._ PILULae RENALES, L. _Prep._ 1. Squills, myrrh, and digitalis, of each (in powder) 10 gr.; extract of rhubarb and mercurial pill, of each 15 gr.; powdered nitre, 20 gr.; oil of juniper, 10 or 12 drops. For 24 pills. Alterative, diuretic, and tonic.--_Dose_, 3 to 6, thrice a day. Hunter's Renal Purifying Pills are similar, but omitting the mercurial pill. De Roos' Renal Pills contain a preparation of copaiba.

=Pills, Rhe'umatism.= _Syn._ PILULae ANTIRHEUMATICae, L. _Prep._ 1. Gum guaiac.u.m, 1 dr.; nitrate of pota.s.sia, 1-1/2 dr. (both in powder); soft soap (Ph. L.), 1/2 dr.; oil of cajeput, 16 drops. For 4 dozen pills.--_Dose_, 2 to 6, night and morning; in chronic rheumatism, and rheumatic gout. Their action is accelerated by the copious use of lemon juice during the day.

2. (Beasley.) Extract of artichoke, 1/2 dr.; powdered sarsaparilla, 20 gr.; oil of sa.s.safras, 1 drop. For 12 pills.--_Dose_, 1 pill, thrice daily.

=Pills of Rh'ubarb.= _Syn._ PILULae RHEI (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Powdered rhubarb, 9 parts; acetate of pota.s.sa, 1 part; conserve of red roses, 5 parts; mix, and divide into 5-gr. pills. A stomachic and gentle aperient, particularly useful in atonic dyspepsia.--_Dose_, 2 to 4 pills.

2. (Ph. U. S.) Powdered rhubarb, 6 dr; Castile soap, 2 dr.; beaten up with water, q. s., and divide into 120 pills. As the last.

=Pills of Rhubarb (Compound).= _Syn._ AROMATIC PILLS, BALSAMIC LAXATIVE P., EDINBURGH P., STOMACHIC P.; PILULA RHEI COMPOSITA (B. P., Ph. L.), PILULae R. COMPOSITae (Ph. E. & D.), P. STOMACHICae, P. AROMATICae, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Powdered rhubarb, 4 dr.; powdered Socotrine aloes, 3 dr.; powdered myrrh, 2 dr.; soft soap (Ph. L.), 1/2 dr.; oil of caraway, 15 drops; treacle, q. s. to form a ma.s.s.

2. (Ph. L. 1836.) Powdered rhubarb, 1 oz.; aloes, 6 dr.; myrrh, 4 dr.; Castile soap, 1 dr.; oil of caraway, 1/2 fl. dr.; syrup, q. s.

3. (Ph. E.) Powdered rhubarb, 12 parts; aloes, 9 parts; myrrh and Castile soap, of each 6 parts; conserve of red roses, 5 parts; oil of peppermint, 1 part; mix, and divide into 5-gr, pills. The oil of peppermint may be omitted, when so preferred.

4. (Ph. D.) Rhubarb, 1-1/2 oz.; hepatic aloes, 9 dr.; myrrh and Castile soap, of each in fine powder, 6 dr.; oil of peppermint, 1 fl. dr.; treacle, 2 oz.; mix, and beat the whole to a uniform ma.s.s.

5. (Ph. U. S. & Ph. E. 1817.) Rhubarb, 8 dr.; aloes, 6 dr.; myrrh, 4 dr.; oil of peppermint, 1/2 fl. dr.; syrup of orange peel, q. s.; mix, and divide into 240 pills.

6. (B. P.) Rhubarb, in fine powder, 3 oz.; Socotrine aloes, in fine powder (some physicians prefer the aqueous extract--_Squire_), 2-1/2 oz.; myrrh, in fine powder, 1-1/2 oz.; hard soap, 1-1/2 oz.; English oil of peppermint, 1-1/2 dr.; treacle, by weight, 4 oz.; reduce the soap to fine powder and triturate it with the rhubarb, aloes, and myrrh; add the treacle and oil, and beat into a ma.s.s.--_Dose_, 5 to 10 gr.

_Obs._ The above are tonic, stomachic, and gently laxative; extremely useful for obviating costiveness and giving tone to the stomach and bowels.--_Dose_, 6 or 8 to 20 gr. The London pill is not only the most agreeable, but it keeps the best.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Ca'raway.= See KITCHENER'S PERISTALTIC PERSUADERS (Patent medicines).

=Pills of Rhubarb and Cham'omile.= _Syn._ SPEEDIMAN'S PILLS; PILULae RHEI ET ANTHEMIDIS, L. _Prep._ From aloes, myrrh, rhubarb (each in powder), and extract of chamomile, of each 1 dr.; essential oil of chamomile, 10 or 12 drops. For 4-gr. pills. An excellent tonic and stomachic aperient, particularly useful in the dyspepsia and loss of appet.i.te of hard drinkers.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 pills, either before dinner or at bedtime.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Copa'iba.= _Syn._ PILULae RHEI ET COPAIBae, P. R.

BALSAMICae, L. _Prep._ (Swediaur.) Powdered rhubarb and gum, equal parts; balsam of copaiba, q. s.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Gi'nger.= _Syn._ STOMACH PILLS; PILULae RHEI ET ZINGIBERIS, L. _Prep._ From powdered rhubarb, 1 dr.; powdered ginger, 1/2 dr.; Castile soap, 20 gr.; tincture or essence of ginger, q. s. to form a ma.s.s. For 30 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 6.

=Pills of Rhubarb and Ipeca'cuanha.= _Syn._ PILULae RHEI ET IPECACUANHae, L.

_Prep._ From rhubarb, 1/2 dr.; ipecacuanha, 15 gr.; opium, 5 gr. (each in powder); oil of cinnamon, 6 drops; syrup, q. s. For 18 pills.--_Dose._ In loss of appet.i.te and spasmodic dyspepsia, 1 to 3 pills, twice a day; in dysentery, diarrha, &c., to relieve tormina and tenesmus, 1 every two hours.

=Pills of Rhubarb and I'ron.= _Syn._ PILULae RHEI ET FERRI (Ph. E.), L.

_Prep._ (Ph. E.) Dried sulphate of iron, 4 parts; extract of rhubarb, 10 parts; conserve of red roses, 5 parts; beat them to a proper ma.s.s, and divide this into 5-gr. pills.--_Dose_, 2 to 4 pills; in the atonic dyspepsia of debilitated subjects, in chlorosis, &c.