piil'vis, gen. pul'ver is, pi. pul'veres

[L.] Powder, a pharmacopeial preparation consisting of a drug or ix combination of drugs in powdered form. When the active drug is small in bulk it is generally diluted with some more or le inert substance, such as aromatic powder, licorice root, sugar of milk, cane sugar, starch, acacia, etc. p. gummosus (P.G.); acacia so, licorice 34, sugar 16, anilide powder; acetanilide 70, caffeine 10, sodium bicarbonate 20; dose, gr. 2-10 (0.13-0.6). canella, hiera picra, hikry-pikry; purified aloes 80, canella ao; laxative and emmenagogue in dose of gr. IS (10). of almonds; sweet almonds 8, powdered sugar 4, powdered gum acacia i; employed to make the official mistura by mixing with 8 parts of water. rhei et magnesias anjsatus (N.P.). phate z; diaphoretic in doses of gr. 2-8 (o.i3-o.s).